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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

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Author: William Blake   Series: Penguin Clothbound Poetry

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A collectible new Penguin Classics series- beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets

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A collectible new Penguin Classics series- beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets

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A collectible new Penguin Classics series- beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poetsSongs of Innocence and Experience is one of the best-loved poetry collections of all time, an innovative and groundbreaking experiment in which Blake intertwined text and image to dazzling effect. The volume, published sometimes as two separate collections, juxtaposes the innocent world of childhood with the corrupt and repressed one of adults. Many of the poems are in pairs, enabling the reader to see the same situation first from the perspective of innocence and then from that of experience, and the volume includes such favourites as 'The Lamb', 'The Chimney Sweeper' and 'The Tyger'.

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About the Author

William Blake was born in Soho in 1757 and lived in London all of his life, with the exception of three years spent in Bognor Regis. In 1772 Blake became an apprentice engraver and went on to study at the Royal Academy, where he exhibited in 1780. Blake married Catherine Boucher in 1782 and the following year his first 'illuminated book' Poetical Sketches was printed. Blake's talents in both the visual arts and literature have made him a seminal figure of the Romantic period and he is regarded as one of Britain's greatest poets. He died in 1827.

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Tyger, Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night

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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd | Penguin Classics
Published
24th August 2017
Pages
112
ISBN
9780241303054

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