Life of William Blake
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Life of William Blake

  1. 698 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Life of William Blake

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Introductory Note
  5. Contents
  6. I. Preliminary
  7. II. Childhood
  8. III. Engraver’s Apprentice
  9. IV. A Boy’s Poems
  10. V. Student and Lover
  11. VI. Introduction to the Polite World
  12. VII. Struggle and Sorrow
  13. VIII. Meditation: Notes on Lavater
  14. IX. Poems of Manhood: Songs of Innocence
  15. X. Books of Prophecy: Thel, Marriage of Heaven and Hell
  16. XI. Bookseller Johnson’s
  17. XII. The Gates of Paradise, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, America
  18. XIII. Songs of Experience
  19. XIV. Productive Years: Europe, Urizen, The Song of Los, Ahania
  20. XV. At Work for the Publishers
  21. XVI. A New Life
  22. XVII. Poet Hayley and Felpham
  23. XVIII. Working Hours. Letters to Butts
  24. XIX. Trial for Sedition
  25. XX. South Molton Street: Letters to Hayley
  26. XXI. Jerusalem and Milton
  27. XXII. A Keen Employer
  28. XXIII. Gleams of Patronage
  29. XXIV. The Designs to Blair
  30. XXV. Appeal to the Public
  31. XXVI. Engraver Cromek
  32. XXVII. Years of Deepening Neglect
  33. XXVIII. John Varley and the Visionary Heads
  34. XXIX. Opinions: Notes on Reynolds
  35. XXX. Designs to Philips’s Pastorals
  36. XXXI. Fountain Court: Wainewright
  37. XXXII. Inventions to the Book of Job
  38. XXXIII. Hampstead; and Youthful Disciples
  39. XXXIV. Personal Details
  40. XXXV. Mad or not Mad
  41. XXXVI. Declining Health; Designs to Dante; Mr Crabb Robinson’s Reminiscences; Notes on Wordsworth
  42. XXXVII. Last Days
  43. XXXVIII. Posthumous
  44. XXXIX. Supplementary
  45. Notes
  46. A Bibliographical List
  47. Index