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The Complete Poetry and Prose
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #112646 in Books
- Published on: 1988-08-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 1024 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Critical commentary illuminating Blake's allusions and references accompanies the texts of his poetic and prose works.
Customer Reviews
Good...but basic
This book prints the entirety of Blake's poetry and prose. It reproduces Blake's original spelling and punctuation, which can be useful or irritating depending on your viewpoint. This product is obviously aimed at an academic audience; the letters and annotations are probably only necessary for really serious Blake readers. Although Harrold Bloom's notes are good, they have a tendency to be quite cryptic and seem to assume a prior knowledge of Blake's ideas. For the casual reader, or even the student, I would advise the Longman edition, which has more thorough notes.
Okay
As an A-level English teacher I would echo the sentiments expressed by the previous reviewer. Quite a dense text; this is really only suitable for Blake scholars and undergraduates; there are more accessible Blake collections out there.
