The Poetical Art of William Blake
"Highly recommended.”
- Reviewer’s Bookwatch
William Blake was not only an extraordinary poet, but also a painter, engraver and mystical philosopher whose works are unique in English literature. In the setting of an antiquarian print shop, The First Poetry Quartet examines the many facets of his genius, with frequent illustrations from his artwork.
As seen on PBS.
| Poet |
Poem
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| “Blake’s Task” (excerpt from Jerusalem) |
“The Shepherd” |
| “Introduction to the Songs of Innocence” |
“Infant Joy” |
| “How Sweet I Roam’d from Field to Field” |
“The Chimney Sweeper” |
| “The Everlasting Gospel” (excerpt) |
“The Tyger” |
| “The Visions of the Daughters of Albion” (excerpt) |
“London” |
| “The Four Zoas” (excerpt) |
“The Lamb” |
| “Auguries of Innocence” (excerpt) |
“Infant Sorrow” |
| “Never Seek to Tell Thy Love” |
“I Asked a Thief” |
| “Jerusalem” (from Milton) |
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| “I Saw a Monk of Charlemaine” (excerpt from Jerusalem) |
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| “Proverbs of Hell” (excerpt from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell) |
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