The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake

Mi libro de cabecera. Todos los poemas, cartas, epígrafes y comentarios sobre libros... Todo William Blake. No hay autor más importante en mi estantería y una vez que lo conocí ya no hubo vuelta atrás... Le edición de Erdman es impecable, llena de correcciones y notas y con comentarios de Harold Bloom. También tengo la edición en tapa dura, pero me gusta más esta...more

Mi libro de cabecera. Todos los poemas, cartas, epígrafes y comentarios sobre libros... Todo William Blake. No hay autor más importante en mi estantería y una vez que lo conocí ya no hubo vuelta atrás... Le edición de Erdman es impecable, llena de correcciones y notas y con comentarios de Harold Bloom. También tengo la edición en tapa dura, pero me gusta más esta porque fue mi primera edición completa... Mi libro favorito.   hide

I have an earlier edition. Scholarly with extensively notes. A must for the Blake fan!

Poetry at it's finest. He connects words to art really well.

Think your hip? Then read this.

Brilliant, amazing, I'm unable to capsulize it's impact on me.

a journey into your mind...

Blake is quite difficult for me to understand; I'm not sure if most people have that problem when reading him or not, but the fact that he uses Homer, Ovid, the Ossian cycle, Spenser, Chaucer, Milton (oh my God, Milton...) and the Bible all as source material means that the average reader does not have the literary background needed to fully appreciate his work. Unfortunately, as a waded through...more

Blake is quite difficult for me to understand; I'm not sure if most people have that problem when reading him or not, but the fact that he uses Homer, Ovid, the Ossian cycle, Spenser, Chaucer, Milton (oh my God, Milton...) and the Bible all as source material means that the average reader does not have the literary background needed to fully appreciate his work. Unfortunately, as a waded through the Book of Thel, the Book of Ahania, the Marriage of Heaven and Hell and the First Book of Urizen, I realized that Blake is quite unlike most, modern authors in that much of his work is not just inspired by, but a reaction to, these works. Therefore, I found myself totally mystified by certain references and completely oblivious to certain ironies that only the (extremely helpful) commentary in the back of the volume could illuminate for me. That's no way to try to read one of the prime movers of English Romanticism. I suggest that anyone interested in Blake refer to the commentary at the back, where they will find the titles of works Blake used as source material. Familiarize yourselves with them first.   hide

The four Zoas is great!

I fell in love with Blake after reading his poetry. Of course, it helped to have a brilliant professor explaining it in class--a lot. As the review below me notes, the average reader won't catch all the references without first familiarizing himself with those source materials that Blake references. But once this has been accomplished, the read is completely worth it. Blake creates new...more

I fell in love with Blake after reading his poetry. Of course, it helped to have a brilliant professor explaining it in class--a lot. As the review below me notes, the average reader won't catch all the references without first familiarizing himself with those source materials that Blake references. But once this has been accomplished, the read is completely worth it. Blake creates new insights and writes beautifully. The Book of Thel and the Marriage of Heaven and Hell were some of my favorites, altho many will recognize the "Tyger, tyger, burning bright" sequences.   hide