{"product_id":"blake-poems-isbn-9780679436331","title":"Blake: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis gorgeous hardcover volume collects the most essential poems of William Blake and demonstrates the enduring brilliance of his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Blake is one of England’s most fascinating writers; he was not only a groundbreaking poet, but also a painter, engraver, radical, and mystic. Although Blake was dismissed as an eccentric by his contemporaries, his powerful and richly symbolic poetry has been a fertile source of inspiration to the many writers and artists who have followed in his footsteps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlake: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e contains a wide selection of Blake's work, including \u003ci\u003eSongs of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSongs of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, poems from Blake's Ms. book, poems from \u003ci\u003eThe Prophetic Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and an index of first lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a jewel-toned jacket.WILLIAM BLAKE was born in London in 1757. He was educated at home and then worked as an apprentice to the engraver James Basire before joining the Royal Academy in 1779. In 1782 he married Catherine Boucher, and a year later began his career as a poet when he published \u003ci\u003ePoetical Sketches. \u003c\/i\u003eThis was followed by \u003ci\u003eSongs of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003e(1789) and \u003ci\u003eSongs of Experience \u003c\/i\u003e(1794), which he also designed and engraved. His other major literary works include \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Thel \u003c\/i\u003e(1789), \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell \u003c\/i\u003e(c. 1793), \u003ci\u003eMilton \u003c\/i\u003e(1804–8), and \u003ci\u003eJerusalem \u003c\/i\u003e(1804–20). He produced many paintings and engravings during his lifetime. Blake died in 1827.","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303094866149,"sku":"NP9780679436331","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679436331.jpg?v=1767722746","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/blake-poems-isbn-9780679436331","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}