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An "Approved Edition" of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association.
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An "Approved Edition" of the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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An essential book with the words of a great writer and poet,
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This review is from: The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake (Paperback)
This is an essential book for those of us who love William Blake for his words as well as for his engravings, drawings, and paintings.I hardly knew anything about Blake before I made several trips to London on business in 1995 - 96. When I began to see his work (for example, at the Tate - now Tate Britain) I was deeply moved. I read the wonderful biography by Ackroyd that was just then published and began to collect affordable editions of the illustrated works. Later, I became aware of this book and purchased it as well. It is very affordable and contains many wonderful things in addition to the primary writings of Blake. For example, we also get Blake's annotations of other writers' works, some of his letters, and textual notes. On the downside, there are a only a few black and white illustrations. This is a book for thinking about Blake's WORDS. Yes, by definition the illuminated works really do require the illustrations to be complete, but it is hard to meditate and think about just the words without being distracted by those amazing drawings. (Princeton University Press publishes fabulous editions of the illuminated works in paperback.) By all means spend a great deal of time with the illuminated works and you will be richly rewarded, but spending time with the words apart is also very wonderful and very helpful. The always rewarding Harold Bloom also provides extended commentary on many of the works in the back of the book. Please put this book in your library and on your shelf - AFTER you read it. Then take it off again to drink of these great words over and over again.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent piece of work,
By Dario Ramirez "Darius" (Santiago de Chile, Chile) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake (Paperback)
I own several editions of the so called "Complete Poetry" editions of Blake. Well, this one just stands out on his own. Although it would have been nicer if it had included more images (it includes only 4 monochromes) I must admit that this book's achivements are its complementary notes and commentaries. Erdman is really an amazing researcher and he has helped me a lot in understanding Blake's universe. Harold Bloom does his share when commenting most of the larger poems, and to comment Jerusalem or Milton is almost as commenting Miltons' "Padarise Lost" or even the Bible. They both deliver a great deal of insight on Blake's poetry, and I'm thankful for that. I have been a fan of Blake's poetry for almost 5 years now, and I've only started to understand his larger prophetic poems.If you're new to Blake you may not need this kind of book... Even if you are a Blake fan. Maybe Alicia Ostriker's "The Complete Poems" (ISBN 0-14-042215-3) can give you a lighter side of Blake. As a matter of fact, what I liked so much about Alicia's edition is that it has an index of proper names, so If you don't know who (or what) The Four Zoas stand for, maybe you should consider buying her book. If you are looking for Blake's works of art, then you must get your hands on any of the wonderful DOVER editions published... They are ... and brilliantly printed. Anyway, if you are new... Welcome.
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A SIMPLE VIEW,
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This review is from: The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake (Paperback)
THOUGH I THINK IT IS STILL TOO SOON TO WRITE A REVIEW ON WILLIAM BLAKE ,FOR I HAVEN`T READ MOST OF HIS POEMS , AN URGE WOTHIN ME DRIVES ME TO AND I FEEL THAT I MUST.GOD GAVE BLAKE THE GIFT OF DESCRIBING HIS FEELINGS IN SHORT VERSES AND INTERSTING RHYMING COUPLETS.HIS POEMS ,THOUGH SIMPLE ARE MEANINGFUL AND COULD LEAVE AN IMPACT ON ONESELF .NOT IN THE HAND OF CONVENIANCE BUT RATHER ON THAT OF FEELINGS.I DON`T KNOW BUT WHENEVER I READ ONE OF BLAKES POEMS I FEEL THAT A FEELING IS BOORN WITHIN ME . A SPECIAL INNER VOICE.I THINK THAT`S WHY HIS POEMS IMPRESSED ME.HE`S NOT COMPLICATED NOR IS HE TOO SIMPLE , HE`S JUST A TRUE POET SWIMMING IN THE STREAM OF POETRY AND THE WORLD OF WORDS.THAT WHAT HE POSESSE IS A BEAUTIFUL GIFT FROM GREAT GOD
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