| Essential Blake Contributor(s): Blake, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060887931 ISBN-13: 9780060887933 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: From the introduction by Stanley Kunitz: Blake speaks more directly to us, anticipating the issues, conflicts, and anxieties of the modern world, than any of his contemporaries. It could be argued that he dared, in fact, to be the first modern poet. . . . Above all, Blake teaches us that the imagination is a portion of the divine principle, that "Energy is Eternal Delight," and that "everything that lives is Holy." Human liberty and imagination have never been better served. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious - Poetry | European - German |
| Dewey: 821.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 4.53" W x 7.16" (0.22 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the introduction by Stanley Kunitz: Blake speaks more directly to us, anticipating the issues, conflicts, and anxieties of the modern world, than any of his contemporaries. It could be argued that he dared, in fact, to be the first modern poet. . . . Above all, Blake teaches us that the imagination is a portion of the divine principle, that Energy is Eternal Delight, and that everything that lives is Holy. Human liberty and imagination have never been better served. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blake, William: - William Blake (1757-1827) was a nonconformist who associated with some of the leading radical thinkers of his day, such as Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft. A skilled engraver and illustrator, his illustrated poetry collections resembled the illuminated books of the Middle Ages. |