William Blake

This collection of Blake's work also features a biographical narrative which aims to put each poem in context and highlight its significance. Included are: early nature poems; "Songs of Innocence" and "Experience"; exerpts from "Thel" and "The Book of Urizen"; and "Milton" and "Jerusalem".

William Blake is one of England's most original artists whose works aim to liberate imaginative energies. This volume contains his greatest writings and a generous selection from the Prophetic Books including Milton and Jerusalem.

The simple and beautiful eloquence of William Blake's poetry is exemplified here in "Songs of Innocence and of Experience." This collection of forty-six poems is actually two volumes in one. After first completing and publishing "Songs of Innocence" in 1789 Blake would, some five years later, add "Songs of Experience" …