Songs of Innocence (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake)
Author | : William Blake |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2013-08-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9788074844027 |
ISBN-13 | : 8074844021 |
Rating | : 4/5 (021 Downloads) |
Download or read book Songs of Innocence (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake) written by William Blake and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "Songs of Innocence (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Songs of Innocence was the first of Blake's illuminated books published in 1789. It is a cheerful and optimistic volume which concerns itself with such themes as springtime, children's games, the freedom of the human spirit, and a kind and loving God. The poems and artwork were reproduced by copperplate engraving and colored with washes by hand. William Blake (1757 – 1827) was a British poet, painter, visionary mystic, and engraver, who illustrated and printed his own books. Blake proclaimed the supremacy of the imagination over the rationalism and materialism of the 18th-century. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. CONTENT : Introduction The Shepherd The Echoing Green The Lamb The Little Black Boy The Blossom The Chimney-Sweeper The Little Boy Lost The Little Boy Found Laughing Song A Cradle Song The Divine Image Holy Thursday Night Spring Nurse's Song Infant Joy A Dream On Another's Sorrow