Blake: Complete Writings with Variant Reading
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0192541579 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 960 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An edition of Blake edited with extraordinary attention to detail. Essential."--Norman Weinstein, Boise State University"For students and scholars alike Sir Geoffrey's edition of the Complete Writings remains the most readily accessible of all reliable collections of Blake."--George Mills Harper, Florida State University
Jim Morrison read it extensively and as I was in Jim Morrison read it extensively and as I was in to the prose of Morrison I wanted to see what some of his source material contained.. "The Best Edition!" according to Susanne Sklar. Mr. Keynes' edition of Blake's complete poetry and prose is the one I've used not only at Shimer College, but also in Russia and China when I taught Blake there. Mr. Keynes arranges Blake's writings chronologically. The reader can thus more clearly see how Blake's mythic system evolves. Clarity matters when a reader falls into a universe as visionary and fluid as William Blake's.Each poem is a like a magical brick in the mystical structure. P. Ortman said Blake-You need it. William Blake is one of the most underrated writers of all time. He is also a wonderful visual artist. Unlike his contemporaries, such as Milton, he created his own Mythology. A complex heirarchy of preternatural beings. Many people have spent years trying to piece together the puzzle of his complex philosophy. Any fan of enlish literature, and desire to be challeged by a writer gifted not only in meter, but also in content will be sad tha
With variant readings. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes.