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William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker known for the biblical, philosophical, and mystical undercurrents within his work. He privileged imagination over reason in the creation of both his poetry and images, asserting that ideal forms should be constructed not from observations of nature but from inner visions.

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The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake

Since its first publication in 1965, this collection has been widely hailed as the best available text of William Blake's poetry and prose. It is now expanded to include a new foreword by Harold Bloom, his definitive statement on Blake's greatness.

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Blake's Poetry and Designs

In addition to a broad selection of the poems, the volume includes over 100 images, emphasizing the centrality of pictorial representations to Blake’s verse. Biographical context is provided through dozens of excerpts from Blake’s notebook, letters, marginalia, and other writings.

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The Portable William Blake

The Portable Blake contains the hermetic genius's most important works: Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience in their entirety; selections from his "prophetic books"—including The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Visions of the Daughters of Abion, America, The Book of Urizen, and The Four...

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The Complete Works of William Blake

This collection of the Complete Works of William Blake has all of the following works: A Father's Memoirs of His Child, All Religions Are One, There Is No Natural Religion, America: a Prophecy, An Island in the Moon: A Satirical Work, Europe: a Prophecy, Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant...

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A Guide to the Cosmology of William Blake

In this innovative work, Freeman aligns herself with Blake’s demand that we play an active role in challenging our own readerly habits of passivity as we experience his created and corporeal worlds.

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Jerusalem: The Real Life of William Blake

A brilliant new biography of the mystic poet and artist William Blake – and the first to explore his startlingly original quest for spiritual truth, as well as the profound lessons he has for us all today.

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William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books

In his Illuminated Books, William Blake combined text and imagery on a single page in a way that had not been done since the Middle Ages.

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The Life of William Blake

Sensitive, highly readable accounts trace Blake's childhood and years as an engraver's apprentice, his relations with patrons and employers, his trial for treason, and his declining health and untimely death.

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The Poems of William Blake: Poetry for the Ages

One of the great poets of the Romantic Age, William Blake has continued to inspire readers for generations.

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A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake

In this volume, first published in 1965, S.

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