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Here is a beautifully illustrated edition of Blake's classic poems. The text of each poem is given in letterpress on the page facing the color plate, and a brief commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes on each poem follows. It is printed on paper especially manufactured to match the... Read Full Overview

This stylish reissue of Blake's timeless work is sumptuously packaged in burnt-orange casing with gold sprayed edges, which allude to the treasures within.

Songs of Innocence and of Experience is a rare and wonderful book, its seeming simplicity belying... Read Full Overview

As both painter and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) was a powerful and visionary artist whose two early collections of poetry, Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, contain memorable lyric verses embodying the emerging spirit of Romanticism. The two works... Read Full Overview

Songs of Innocence and Experience is one of the best-loved poetry collections of all time, an innovative and groundbreaking experiment in which Blake intertwined text and image to dazzling effect.

The Songs of Innocence shows how the human spirit blossoms when allowed its own free movement. The Songs of Experience shows how the human spirit withers after it has been suppressed and forced to conform to rules and doctrines. "There was no doubt that this poor man was mad,... Read Full Overview

William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience includes some of the visionary poet's finest and best-loved poems such as 'The Lamb', 'The Chimney-Sweeper' and 'The Tiger'.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket... Read Full Overview

The core of William Blake's vision, his greatness as one of the British Romantics, is most fully expressed in his Illuminated Books, masterworks of art and text intertwined and mutually enriching. In 1949 the William Blake Trust was founded to bring these rare, in some cases... Read Full Overview