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Advantages: Wonderfully concise, evocative, meaningful... Disadvantages: Not fully representative of all Blake's work...
William Blake (1757 – 1827) is possibly one of the most cherished poets the English language has ever brought forth. Blake has been called a seer, a prophet, a maniac, a visionary, a spokesman and an artist: but he was also a poet.
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Advantages: A masterpiece, which speaks to everyone. Disadvantages: None.
Songs of Innocence and Experience is Blake's best known work. Born into poverty in London in 1757, Blake nevertheless went to an art school and was apprenticed to an engraver. He had little formal education other than this however. It was there that he de ...
Advantages: Incredible engravings and touching poetry Disadvantages: None whatsoever.
...No words can do justice to Blake and his poetry. His apparently simple compositions, that comprise Songs of Innocence and Experience, contain so much spiritual meaning. There are very few books that can touch you quite as much.
Blake's Songs of Innocen ...
Advantages: insightful visionary inspired Disadvantages: cryptic if you're thick
Songs of Innocence and of Experience is an enlightening piece of literature. Blake is a visionary well ahead of his times in his opinions on sexism, racism, individualism, religion, free love, sexuality, equality, unity etc etc. Blake was inspired by the ...
Advantages: Really good read, accessible, easy going Disadvantages: Mixed messages, a bit 'visionary' at times!
If you enjoy very linguistically difficult poetry then I am not sure that this is the collection for you. However, if you like deep poetry which is accessible to you and your children then this book is great. Many of the students at my school study it at ...