The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 2
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The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 2 by William Blake
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. This title includes poems that provides introduction, notes, commentaries, and bibliography.
"Blake's polarities as poet and artist are.. directly revealed. The illustrative ingenuousness and sweetness of Songs belie the explosive lyricism that girds these poems."--Leonard Baskin, The Washington Times "Part of the pleasure of this lovely volume results from Andrew Lincoln's intel-ligent introduction and commentary... But the greatest pleasure by far is the color reproduction itself... One of the most beautiful and finely finished copies we have."--Irene Tayler, Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly "It is a very strong light indeed that comes from these quarto volumes. They reproduce, plate by plate, Blake's hand-lettered verses and colored illustrations... These illuminated books, masterpieces of the book maker's art, answer critical questions, especially about the poet's late, recondite allegories. They remind the poetry scholar that his Blake was first a visual artist, indebted to Raphael and Michelangelo, and second a writer beholden to Spenser and Milton... The greatest contribution of the Princeton facsimiles is that they have made Milton and Jerusalem accessible in the only form Blake ever wished to present them."--Daniel Mark Epstein, New Criterion
David Bindman is Durning-Lawrence Professor of the History of Art at University College, London. Andrew Lincoln is Lecturer in English at Queen Mary's and Westfield College, University of London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691037905 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691037906 |
| Title | The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 2 |
| Author | William Blake |
| Series | Blake |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1994-12-04 |
| Number of pages | 212 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |