Life of William Blake

Alexander Gilchrist

• Publisher: Hesperides Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781406797329
  9781443736060
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447486510
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Biographies
• Index: Literature

This vintage book contains a detailed biography of William Blake. William Blake (1757–1827) was an English painter and poet. As with many of his ilk, Blake's artistic endeavours were unrecognised during his lifetime, but he is considered today to be one of the most seminal figures in the history of poetry. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in poetry, and would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: "Childhood", "Engraver's Apprentice", "A Boy's Poems", "Student and Lover", "Introduction To The Polite World", "Struggle and Sorrow", "Mediation: Notes on Lavater", "Poems of Manhood", "Books of Prophecy", "Bookseller Johnson's", "The Gates of Paradise, America, Etc.", "The Songs of Experience", "Productive Years", "At Work For The Publishers", "A New Life", "Poet Hayley and Felpham", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. This book was first published in 1863.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Introductory Note
• Contents
• I. Preliminary
• II. Childhood
• III. Engraver’s Apprentice
• IV. A Boy’s Poems
• V. Student and Lover
• VI. Introduction to the Polite World
• VII. Struggle and Sorrow
• VIII. Meditation: Notes on Lavater
• IX. Poems of Manhood: Songs of Innocence
• X. Books of Prophecy: Thel, Marriage of Heaven and Hell
• XI. Bookseller Johnson’s
• XII. The Gates of Paradise, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, America
• XIII. Songs of Experience
• XIV. Productive Years: Europe, Urizen, The Song of Los, Ahania
• XV. At Work for the Publishers
• XVI. A New Life
• XVII. Poet Hayley and Felpham
• XVIII. Working Hours. Letters to Butts
• XIX. Trial for Sedition
• XX. South Molton Street: Letters to Hayley
• XXI. Jerusalem and Milton
• XXII. A Keen Employer
• XXIII. Gleams of Patronage
• XXIV. The Designs to Blair
• XXV. Appeal to the Public
• XXVI. Engraver Cromek
• XXVII. Years of Deepening Neglect
• XXVIII. John Varley and the Visionary Heads
• XXIX. Opinions: Notes on Reynolds
• XXX. Designs to Philips’s Pastorals
• XXXI. Fountain Court: Wainewright
• XXXII. Inventions to the Book of Job
• XXXIII. Hampstead; and Youthful Disciples
• XXXIV. Personal Details
• XXXV. Mad or not Mad
• XXXVI. Declining Health; Designs to Dante; Mr Crabb Robinson’s Reminiscences; Notes on Wordsworth
• XXXVII. Last Days
• XXXVIII. Posthumous
• XXXIX. Supplementary
• Notes
• A Bibliographical List
• Index