William Blake: The Poems
The Poems
2nd Edition
Published on 13. June 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-230-34808-0 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on Songs of Innocence and Experience, this book uses close analysis and interpretation of individual poems to build the reader's confidence when approaching Blake's lyrics. The new edition includes additional textual analyses, expanded contextual material, discussion of the work of recent critics, and fully updated Further Reading.
Reviews / Votes
'Lucid and perceptive, Marsh's new edition of his valuable study brilliantly restores to readers and students alike the depth and brightness of Blake's genius.' - John Blades, formerly atUniversity of Leeds, UK.More details
Series
Edition
2nd ed. 2012
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
361 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-34808-0 (9780230348080)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-09472-8
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
06/2012
2nd Edition
Red Globe Press
€113.20
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
NICHOLAS MARSH was formerly teacher of English at Francis Holland School in Regent's Park, London, UK. He is the author of How to Begin Studying English Literature, now in its third edition, and several other titles in the Analysing Texts series, of which he is the General Editor.
Content
General Editor's Preface.- A Note on Editions and Technical Terms.- PART I: ANALYSING WILLIAM BLAKE'S POETRY.- Introduction.- Innocence and Experience.- Nature in the Songs, and Towards the Prophetic Books.- Society and its Ills.- Sexuality, the Selfhood and Self-Annihilation.- PART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS.- Blake's Life and Works.- A Sample of Critical Views.- Further Reading.- Index.