{"product_id":"william-blake-songs-of-innocence-and-of-experience-paperback","title":"William Blake: Songs of Innocence and of Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Haggarty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJon A. Mee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs of Innocence and of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (1794) is William Blake's best-known work, containing such familiar poems as 'London', 'Sick Rose' and 'The Tyger'. Evolving over the author's lifetime, the collection was printed by Blake himself on his own press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Reader's Guide: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explains the unique development of \u003ci\u003eSongs\u003c\/i\u003e as an illuminated book\u003cbr\u003e- Considers the earliest reactions to the text during Blake's lifetime, and his gathering posthumous reputation in the nineteenth century \u003cbr\u003e- Explores modern critical approaches and recent debates\u003cbr\u003e- Discusses key topics that have been of abiding interest to critics, including the relationship between text and image in Blake's 'composite art' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInsightful and stimulating, this introductory guide is an invaluable resource for anyone who is seeking to navigate their way through the mass of criticism surrounding Blake's most widely-studied work.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSongs of Innocence and of Experience\u003c\/em\u003e (1794) is William Blake's best-known work, containing such familiar poems as 'London', 'Sick Rose' and 'The Tyger'. Evolving over the author's lifetime, the collection was printed by Blake himself on his own press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Reader's Guide: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- explains the unique development of \u003cem\u003eSongs\u003c\/em\u003e as an illuminated book\u003cbr\u003e- considers the earliest reactions to the text during Blake's lifetime, and his gathering posthumous reputation in the nineteenth century \u003cbr\u003e- explores modern critical approaches and recent debates\u003cbr\u003e- discusses key topics that have been of abiding interest to critics, including the relationship between text and image in Blake's 'composite art'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInsightful and stimulating, this introductory guide is an invaluable resource for anyone who is seeking to navigate their way through the mass of criticism surrounding Blake's most widely-studied work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Haggarty is University Lecturer in English and Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon Mee is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of York, UK.\u003cbr\u003eSarah Haggarty is University Lecturer in English and Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, UK. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon Mee is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of York, UK.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754057204000,"sku":"9780230220102","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6b1c3584dd874457d5a8e396878a1466.webp?v=1780032462","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/william-blake-songs-of-innocence-and-of-experience-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}