The Selected Poems of William Blake (Wordsworth Poetry Library)

Thee are many editions of Blake’s poetry and I have a good many of them, acquired over the years. I can say with confidence that this Wordsworth publication is the best basic collection for a few reasons It is inexpensive and printed on decent enough quality paper; It has a good introduction and notes from Bruce Woodcock, who also gives very helpful introductions throughout. There is a substantial selection of poetry, including Poetical Sketches, Songs of Innocence and Experience, Marriage of Heaven and Hell [mostly prose but usually included in selections] and a great selection of poems from Blake’s Notebook e.g. from 1793, ‘Never seek to tell thy love’, ‘To my myrtle’ and many others and from part 2 1801-3, ‘ Mock on, Mock on’, ‘ My spectre around me night and day’ and others. There are also some of the very short jottings and fragments from part 3. And poems from The Pickering ms like ‘The Mental Traveller,’’ The Crystal Cabinet’. Then to the more adventurous ‘prophetic’ works and good selections from Milton, Jerusalem and the others with several of the shorter works complete. This volume gives all the Basic Blake and great helpings o f his more challenging works and is highly recommended.

Another one for my granddaughter. She loves it. Very good price as well

This is a great little collection. Its small enough to pop into my handbag. This is not a complete collection but it would make a good starter if you weren't sure about you level of interest in Blake's work or wanted a small collection to interest a newbie.

BLAKE was a truly thought provoking poet. I was impressed with the quality of this paperback. It arrived on time and in mint condition.

Its a wonderful book by a wonderful poet, so what's not to like, his skill as an Author and poet are second to none, his words get better the more I read them, anyone who is into poetry would love reading his words, and his work is appreciated all over the world, Highly Recommended

Used for teaching very useful

Very cheap and basic, but does the job.

Great book, not finished yet as you can not rash poetry!

The poems are really good and the book also came in a very good condition.. :)

I won’t get into technicalities — there are surely people more knowledgeable than I am — but I want to share the profound experience this book has given me. After quickly reading a couple of poems to see whether I could handle the English of that time, I jumped straight to “On Friends and Foes.” by chance! Seeing how something I had realized over years of life experience had been so brilliantly expressed in verse, and even set to rhyme, completely disarmed me and gave me much to reflect upon. For a brief moment, I found myself defenseless before the author’s genius, reconsidering some personal relationships. William managed to condense a tremendously complex concept while keeping it strikingly effective. That’s what I call elegance: saying just enough, without sacrificing either beauty or substance. For a few days, I didn’t want to read anything else, giving myself time to meditate deeply on the experience it had offered me. Sublime, I definetly love it! It's always me, Owska!

W.B.イェイツの業績として、ウィリアム・ブレイク と言う、鉱脈を、掘り当てた事が有る。 ブレイクは、画家で、よく詩も書いた、都会派詩人だったが、見いだされることは無かった． 後の世の、イェイツが発掘し、その後は、あまねく知れわった。 もし、この本が、Collected Poems だったら、と言う気もするのだが、Selected Poems だから、無駄な詩は無い、とも言えます。 この本ですけれども、安価です。大学の学食で、ランチを２回、いただいた、と、思えば、その位の予算で、買えます。ですから、ＣＰは、高いです。 とりあえず、一冊、どうぞ！

Fellow Readers, The book itself (selection of poetry) was perfect. The book's physical condition was excellent and the delivery was very fast. I am so grateful for this "used book" service available to all of us. Kate Greene

Brilliant