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Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience Kindle Edition

by William Blake (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 652 ratings
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Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience (1794) juxtapose the innocent, pastoral world of childhood against an adult world of corruption and repression; while such poems as “The Lamb” represent a meek virtue, poems like “The Tyger” exhibit opposing, darker forces. Thus the collection as a whole explores the value and limitations of two different perspectives on the world. Many of the poems fall into pairs, so that the same situation or problem is seen through the lens of innocence first and then experience. Blake does not identify himself wholly with either view; most of the poems are dramatic—that is, in the voice of a speaker other than the poet himself. Blake stands outside innocence and experience, in a distanced position from which he hopes to be able to recognize and correct the fallacies of both. In particular, he pits himself against despotic authority, restrictive morality, sexual repression, and institutionalized religion; his great insight is into the way these separate modes of control work together to squelch what is most holy in human beings.
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    June 11, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09YTYBPH6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pharos Books; 1st edition (June 11, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 11, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 466 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 58 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 652 ratings

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Blake was a poet, painter, engraver and mystic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Work as intended
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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For the price they work as intended happy with product thinking of ordering again long shipping time that was the only thing and cheap carrying case broke first day
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Jameson
5.0 out of 5 stars Love these Dover Thrift edition books
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2020
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I have bought (and will continue to buy) several of these little editions and I really love them. I like the way they are bound and think they are a great little edition to my ever expanding library. Also, this is a long-time favourite of mine from Blake. If you don't own this at all, start here. If you love this, then treat yourself to a full-colour edition of this glorious set of poems and accompanying artwork!
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4.0 out of 5 stars William Blake
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014
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This is a great William Blake poem book. Is there really more that needs to be said about Blake?!? This is William Blake together in one.
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B. Lamb
5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Artist
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013
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This is a fantastic book with virtually life-size reproductions of the poems. Blake was not just a great poet but an equally great artist and visionary. This book pulls all three together and enhances the experience of reading the poems. The colours are strong and vibrant and this book is required reading in my view for every artist. His fantasy and execution are of the highest order and the reproductions match the quality of the originals.
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Jef Bryant
3.0 out of 5 stars Writ in sarcasm
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2020
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Blake's poetry is obscure, but not because of arcane language or occult symbolism. Blake is hard because his mind travels in connections that reach far into his own deep psyche. Even after 300 years, Blake is representative of no one but William Blake.
Tiger, tiger...
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EmEnz
5.0 out of 5 stars What a resource...
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2013
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These classic poems have given me pleasure ever since I first encountered them as a teenager in high school. How amazing to have them at my fingertips in Kindle edition. I can now savor them anew while waiting for the bus or traveling in the train. Each poem is a tiny gem, and everyone will probably have their own personal favorite. I am grateful that the Blake illustrated book is reproduced here, but have to admit that the Kindle format and lack of colour doesn't do the original justice. But the poems themselves are beyond criticism.
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jackie
5.0 out of 5 stars I order the first for my grand-daughter.
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2013
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I order the first for my grand-daughter. Now I have 2 more I need to order for the other two grandchildren! A perfect book for children! The pictures alone are entrancing to my 4 1/2 yr. old granddaughter. The poems are wonderful for me, and as I explain them to her as I read them it provides a wonderful opportunity to teach lessons and to spend quality time together. Such a treasure!
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Suzanne C
1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Formatted
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2010
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This review is specific to the Kindle edition which is impossible to read due to formatting problems. As a previous reviewer noted, even on the smallest size font the end of many of the poems is cut off. I even tried reading it on my PC to see if that helped - it didn't. A great pity because the content deserves five stars. Don't waste your time downloading this version, even if it is free. Either wait until the formatting issues have been resolved, or pay for a decent version.
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Mayumi Hachisu
5.0 out of 5 stars Very beautiful and legible for a book with reproductions
Reviewed in Brazil on July 13, 2021
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A beautiful book with reproductions of the original prints and the transcriptions! Very well made, it's a pretty edition too.
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1.0 out of 5 stars NIET KOPEN
Reviewed in Belgium on April 13, 2023
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Himanshu Jana
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Book
Reviewed in India on January 9, 2021
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I love every contents of this book. The book has only text but no annotation or footnotes. It is very old edition but page quality and printing quality is superb. All poems of two series are available here. I really love this book. Anyone can buy it if he/she want pure text with a good paper quality. Thanks Amazon & the seller for this superb book and on time delivery.
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Jose Antonio Talavera Hernández
4.0 out of 5 stars Intenso
Reviewed in Spain on December 7, 2019
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Denso, intensa lectura que se debe degustar lentamente. Recomendable
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ericwinnert
5.0 out of 5 stars Dover Thrift Edition 2015 print
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2017
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Amazon has an annoying habit of lumping all the reviews for a certain title all together in one place, irrelevant of which copy/issue/publication it is. As a consequence there are a number of reviews stating "don't buy this; poor copy" but yet, doesn't specify which copy it is that is poor.

I recently bought the a new copy of the Dover Thrift Edition of William Blake's Songs Of Innocence & Songs Of Experience. And it is everything you would expect from a Dover Thrift Edition; the printing and binding are fine. There is a Contents page as well as an Alphabetical List of First Lines and Alphabetical List of Titles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dover Thrift Edition 2015 print
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2017
Amazon has an annoying habit of lumping all the reviews for a certain title all together in one place, irrelevant of which copy/issue/publication it is. As a consequence there are a number of reviews stating "don't buy this; poor copy" but yet, doesn't specify which copy it is that is poor.

I recently bought the a new copy of the Dover Thrift Edition of William Blake's Songs Of Innocence & Songs Of Experience. And it is everything you would expect from a Dover Thrift Edition; the printing and binding are fine. There is a Contents page as well as an Alphabetical List of First Lines and Alphabetical List of Titles.
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