This vivid facsimile of Blake's romantic and revolutionary publication offers a concise expression of his essential wisdom and philosophy. His distinctive hand-lettered text is accompanied by 27 color plates of his stirring illustrations.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Haran
Format:Paperback
If a reader should stumble across this little book of poetry and visual art he ought to be warned that contemporaries considered the author insane because they could not understand him. The reason can be found in the suffusion of his works by his regular discourse with spirit or call it higher dimensions of consciousness, and, therefore, cannot be fully understood by everyday consciousness. His works are full of symbolism and hidden meanings (whole books have been written just to explain the symbolism). For instance the title suggests the solution of duality which obviously is a difficult to grasp esoteric concept. Even some of the easy to comprehend and insightful gems could be understood as just a ploy to attract the reader and in a way saying `there is more, keep digging'. It also appears that the visual content is more than an adornment and more likely to be an integral part of the book, simply because certain thoughts cannot be expressed in words but can still be expressed in images.
This is certainly a book of treasurers, however, some are hidden very deep.
This is certainly a book of treasurers, however, some are hidden very deep.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Kara Nicole
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The illuminations accompanying Blake's poetry should be considered necessary to the reading of his poems. The illuminations are beautiful, descriptive, obviously terribly time consuming and should not be counted as something separate from the words. That said, sometimes it is difficult to read the poems on the illuminations, as they were meant to be read. This book provides the complete illuminations followed by the poems sans illumination, for ease of reading. Also, the price is of course outstanding, as illuminated versions of Blake's poetry can get quite pricey.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
William Blake would, I think be delighted with this version of his work on Amazon.com!
May 24, 2010
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Peter Ackroyd's biography, Blake, renewed my interest in Blake's graphic work. This small copy of Blake' work is intriguing and unintimidating,given that it is short and exquisitely designed from a graphic standpoint. In short, it's accessible. An inexpensive taste test, you might say. I bought two copies just to share with friends.
19 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of Blake's fantastic works, with all of the artwork right there with it. This is the first copy of a William Blake book I ever owned and I still love it to death, as small as it is, and read it again and again.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By shuan8pai
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William Blake is a humorous satirical writer. His Proverbs of Hell is widely favored and I completely understand why it is so. The 70 axioms under the Proverbs of Hell are both humorous and good principals to hold. Many of these axioms are "quotable" and I've found myself quoting one here and there throughout my day.
I highly recommend this book to anyone! It comes with pictures of the original copper plates the book was printed on but also only has the text at the end.
Takes 30 minutes tops to read.
I highly recommend this book to anyone! It comes with pictures of the original copper plates the book was printed on but also only has the text at the end.
Takes 30 minutes tops to read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I have enough background now to think I understand the major controversies facing the English when William Blake wrote this book. I still find some lines shocking. Plate 21 picks on Swedenborg for boasting "that what he writes is new." As Blake pointed out: "he shews the folly of churches and exposes hypocrites, till he imagines that all are religious, & himself the single one that ever broke a net." Social systems that rely on doctrines don't have much staying power in a world in which the future keeps getting snatched away from those with superficial opinions. If this book is frightening for some, it has stood the test of time since 1794 and might last longer than what we think of it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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One of the best books of poetry ever written in my opinion. Also the artwork was just fantastic.GOD Bless. :)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By himrraincoat
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Thought this was going to be a larger book but turns out it looks like some instructions that came with a blender. Very Very small with small handwritten text. I struggle the whole time reading Blake's handwriting and nearly throw it away. Wasn't until after I finished it I found that it is also typed in a very readable font in the back. FML, just so you know, printed text in the back.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great edition
The first 27 pages are color pictures of the actual plates that Blake etched, the remainder is the text of the book. Good quality and a cool little book to have around.
Published 2 months ago by JimmyD
1.0 out of 5 stars
UNREADABLE
THE PRINT IS FADED AND UNREADABLE. iT IS THE CORRECT BOOKLET, BUT NO GOOD IF IT CANNOT BE READ, OR IS
A STRUGGLE TO READ IT.
A STRUGGLE TO READ IT.
Published 10 months ago by jenifer
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School Book
This is a book I needed for a college Humanities class. Amazon and the book sellers on this site are GREAT resources for school books! Read more
Published on August 24, 2008 by Catherine Barron
5.0 out of 5 stars
worth it
It's great to read Blake is his own typeset. And the book is essential Blake.
Published on April 27, 1999
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