Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul

Blake, William

ISBN 10: 0192810898 / ISBN 13: 9780192810892

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1977

About this Item

8vo, 155 pp., Facsimile reproduction in the original size with an introduction and commentary by Geoffrey Keynes.

Seller Inventory # 105196

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192810898
• ISBN 13: 9780192810892
• Binding: softcover
• Illustrator: Illus. by the author
• Edition: Later prt.
• Condition: Fine copy
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

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Synopsis

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 tint of that
used by Blake.

About the Author

William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker.