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Description for Collected Poems
Paperback. This selection of Blake's work was commissioned in 1905 by the firm of George Routledge from W.B. Yeats. Yeats, one of the few poets comparable to Blake, prepared a unique selection of his poetic and prose writings. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
William Blake is a poet without parallel, who remains a source of wisdom and inspiration to countless individuals throughout the world.
This selection was commissioned in 1905 by the firm of George Routledge from W.B. Yeats, who had previously been one of the pioneer editors of Blake's prophetic books. Yeats, one of the few poets whose work could be compared with that of Blake, prepared a unique selection of his poetic and prose writings. There is no better way to encounter the work of one poetic genius than as it is presented by another, and Yeats understood Blake in a ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415289856
SKU
V9780415289856
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About William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827). Artist, poet, visionary and radical. William Butler Yeats (1865-1939). One of the most significant poets of the modern age.
Reviews for Collected Poems
'It was like God had a human voice, with all the infinite tenderness and anciency and mortal gravity of a living Creator speaking to his son.' - Allen Ginsberg on the voice of William Blake