The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake
- 740pagine
- 26 ore di lettura
New with pristine dust cover, pages unmarked, binding tight. Unread new condition.






New with pristine dust cover, pages unmarked, binding tight. Unread new condition.
This volume contains poems of sharp clarity as well as his longer, more elegiac verse. From the familiar lyricism of 'The Tiger' and 'The Sick Rose' to the great poems, such as 'Auguries of Innocence' and The Mental Traveller', in which he expands on religious themes and social ideology using powerful symbolism and haunting imagery, this selection demonstrates the depth and scope of his extraordinary genius
"Turner has good claim to be the most perceptive and creative artist that Britain has ever produced. His range of mood and the extent of his development from his early, traditional beginnings to his late masterpieces are perhaps wider than those of any other artist"--Foreword
Illustrations of some of the important Turner paintings in a compact format.