Collected Poems

Paperback

Main Details

Title Collected Poems
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Blake
Volume editor W. B. Yeats
Introduction by Tom Paulin
SeriesRoutledge Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780415289856
ClassificationsDewey:821.8
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Edition 2nd Revised edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 11 July 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

William Blake is a poet without parallel, who remains a source of wisdom and inspiration to countless individuals throughout the world. This selection was commissioned in 1905 by the firm of George Routledge from W.B. Yeats, who had previously been one of the pioneer editors of Blake's prophetic books. Yeats, one of the few poets whose work could be compared with that of Blake, prepared a unique selection of his poetic and prose writings. There is no better way to encounter the work of one poetic genius than as it is presented by another, and Yeats understood Blake in a way few others did.

Author Biography

William Blake (1757-1827). Artist, poet, visionary and radical. William Butler Yeats (1865-1939). One of the most significant poets of the modern age.

Reviews

'It was like God had a human voice, with all the infinite tenderness and anciency and mortal gravity of a living Creator speaking to his son.' - Allen Ginsberg on the voice of William Blake