Songs of Innocence and of Experience

Slipcase Edition

William Blake

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Tate Publishing
01 April 2025

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

A beautiful and faithfully reproduced slipcase edition of the best-selling, revolutionary publication from one of history's most visionary artists.

Widely recognised as a masterpiece of English literature, Songs of Innocence and of Experience also occupies a key position in the history of Western art. This unique edition, newly reissued in a slipcase, sees William Blake communicating with his readers as he intended - reproducing his own illumination and lettering from the finest existing example of the original work. In this way, readers can experience the mystery and beauty of Blake's poems as he first created them, discovering for themselves the intricate web of symbol and meaning that connects word and image.

Each poem is accompanied by a literal transcription, and the volume is introduced by the renowned historian and critic, Richard Holmes. This beautiful edition of Songs of Innocence and of Experience will be essential for those familiar with Blake's work, but also offers an ideal way into his world for those encountering him for the first time.

By: William Blake
Imprint: Tate Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 104mm,
ISBN: 9781849769648
ISBN 10: 1849769648
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Apprentice to a master engraver, Blake studied at the Royal Academy under the guidance of Joshua Reynolds, before later engraving and publishing Songs of Innocence in 1789 and the contrasting Songs of Experience in 1794.