New Releases by William Blake

Originally published in 1912, Songs of Innocence, was written by the legendary William Blake (1757 – 1827), and illustrated with the stunning drawings of Honor Appleton. It is a collection of nineteen poems, including of ‘The Lamb’, ‘The Blossom’, ‘Night’, ‘Spring’, ‘Nurse’s Song’, and ‘The School-Boy’. The prequel to Songs of Experience, this book redefines our traditional notions of ‘paradise’ and ‘the fall’ – representing childhood a state of protected innocence rather than original sin, but not immune to the fallen world and its institutions. Honor C. Appleton (1879 – 1951), was a master of the trade. During her lifetime, she illustrated over one-hundred-and-fifty books, with her most famous works including Our Nursery Rhyme Book (1912),Charles Perrault’s Fairy Tales (1919), and the collected Stories of Hans Christian Andersen (1922). As her career progressed, she began producing bolder images for literary classics, Songs of Innocence being a prime example of this progression. Presented alongside the text, Appleton’s enchanting creations serve to further refine and enhance William Blake’s masterful poetry – making this a book to be enjoyed and appreciated, by both young and old; ‘innocent’, and ‘experienced’. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Poetry.

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 nature of William Blake''s genius and of his art is most completely expressed in his Illuminated Books. In order to give full and free expression to his vision Blake invented a method of printing that enabled him to created works in which words and images combine to form pages uniquely rich in content and beautiful in form. It is only through the pages as originally conceived and published by the poet himself that Blake''s meaning can be fully experienced."--Publisher''s description.

"The nature of William Blake''s genius and of his art is most completely expressed in his Illuminated Books. In order to give full and free expression to his vision Blake invented a method of printing that enabled him to created works in which words and images combine to form pages uniquely rich in content and beautiful in form. It is only through the pages as originally conceived and published by the poet himself that Blake''s meaning can be fully experienced."--Publisher''s description.

Brian Murray and Suzanne Toren read 45 poems on purity and corruption. Includes paperback edition of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.

21 watercolors interpreting the great biblical book and its theme of unmerited suffering. Also presented here are 11 additional watercolors, plus 28 black-and-white illustrations, including 21 extraordinary engravings based on the watercolors.

This edition includes almost all Blake''s substantive variants with the exception of some in the exceptionally complex manuscript of Vala, or the Four Zoas.

A collection of William Blake''s poetry and prose.

Unabridged, with grayscale plates, version of Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake, offered here for chump change. Written in 1789, this classic poetry was originally hand colored on each page and is reproduced here in grayscale for a visually rich experience. Songs includes Blake''s most famous poem, "Tiger Tiger burning bright, In the forests of the night." Interesting to read and unique to Blake''s poetry in this collection, are that the poems of Innocence are often counter poised with the poems of Experience. This book of poetry is provided to the reader in a slim volume with all grayscale plates and text at an affordable price. Contents: SONGS OF INNOCENCE INTRODUCTION 4 THE SHEPHERD 4 THE ECHOING GREEN 5 THE LAMB 6 THE LITTLE BLACK BOY 6 THE BLOSSOM. 8 THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER 9 THE LITTLE BOY LOST 10 THE LITTLE BOY FOUND 10 LAUGHING SONG 11 A CRADLE SONG 12 THE DIVINE IMAGE. 13 HOLY THURSDAY 14 NURSE''S SONG 15 NIGHT 16 SPRING 18 INFANT JOY 19 A DREAM 19 ON ANOTHER''S SORROW 20 SONGS OF EXPERIENCE INTRODUCTION 22 EARTH''S ANSWER. 23 THE CLOD AND THE PEBBLE 24 HOLY THURSDAY 24 THE LITTLE GIRL LOST 25 THE LITTLE GIRL FOUND 26 THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER 28 NURSE''S SONG 28 THE SICK ROSE 29 THE FLY 29 THE ANGEL 30 THE TIGER 31 MY PRETTY ROSE TREE 32 AH! SUNFLOWER 32 THE LILY 32 THE GARDEN OF LOVE 33 THE LITTLE VAGABOND 34 LONDON 35 THE HUMAN ABSTRACT. 36 INFANT SORROW 37 A LITTLE BOY LOST 37 A LITTLE GIRL LOST 38 A POISON TREE 39 TO TIRZAH 39 THE SCHOOL BOY 40 THE VOICE OF THE ANCIENT BARD 41