The Essential Blake (Essential Poets)

Blake, William

ISBN 10: 0880015020 / ISBN 13: 9780880015028

Published by Ecco (edition ), 1999

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0880015020-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essential Blake (Essential Poets)
• Publisher: Ecco (edition )
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880015020
• ISBN 13: 9780880015028
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Blake speaks more directly to us, anticipating the issues, conflicts, and anxieties of the modern world, than any of his contemporaries. it could be argued that he dared, in fact, to be the first modern poet.

Above all, Blake teaches us that the imagination is a portion of the divine principle, that "Energy is Eternal Delight," and that "everything that lives is Holy." Human liberty and imagination have never been better served.

About the Author

William Blake (1757-1827) was a nonconformist who associated with some of the leading radical thinkers of his day, such as Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft. A skilled engraver and illustrator, his illustrated poetry collections resembled the illuminated books of the Middle Ages.