Description
| Product ID: | 9780140422153 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Complete Poems |
| Authors: | Author: William Blake, Alicia Ostriker |
| Page Count: | 1072 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy, religion and myth, to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual and revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated, intrigued and enchanted readers for generations. One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence and their counterpoint Experience - which juxtapose poems such as ''The Lamb'' and ''The Tyger'', and ''The Blossom'' and ''The Sick Rose'' - to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works, such as The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy, religion and myth, to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual and revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated, intrigued and enchanted readers for generations. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1977-11-24 |
