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Notebook Of William Blake
The Notebook of William Blake (also known as the Rossetti Manuscript from its association with its former owner Dante Gabriel Rossetti) was used by William Blake as a commonplace book from (or 1793) to 1818. Description The Notebook utlin #201/small> consists of 58 leaves and contains autograph drafts by Blake of poems and prose with numerous sketches and designs, mostly in pencil. Containing two pages of preface, alongside 94 pages of sketches, each page is approximately 159 x 197mm. The original leaves were later bound with a partial copy (ff. 62–94) of 'All that is of any value in the foregoing pages' that is Rossettis' transcription of Blake's notebook (added after 1847). Ideas of Good & Evil At first the ''Notebook'' belonged to Blake's favourite younger brother and pupil Robert who made a few pencil sketches and ink-and-wash drawings in it. After death of Robert in February 1787, Blake inherited the volume beginning it with the series of sketches for many emblemati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Manuscript - Notebook - Page 114 Rev
Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presumably in the belief it is a Welsh patronymic in origin, for which there is no evidence, was that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake". Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway in Ireland. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. As such a long present foreign name, it became known as de Bláca in Irish. The origins of the name Blake are also considered to be Old Norse, first appearing in Yorkshire, England, possibly derived from the word Blaker, referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway (east of Oslo). Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Manuscript - Notebook 25 - Tyger - 1st Draft
Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presumably in the belief it is a Welsh patronymic in origin, for which there is no evidence, was that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake". Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway in Ireland. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. As such a long present foreign name, it became known as de Bláca in Irish. The origins of the name Blake are also considered to be Old Norse, first appearing in Yorkshire, England, possibly derived from the word Blaker, referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway (east of Oslo). Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infant Sorrow
Infant Sorrow is a poem by William Blake from ''Songs of Experience''. Background This poem belongs to the ''Songs of Experience'' by William Blake. It is the counter poem of "Infant Joy". The poem suggests that childbirth is not always joyful and happy but can bring sorrow and pain. The response of the child itself may be different from that of the child in "Infant Joy" because of the behavior of the parents. In this poem the parents seem depressed by this unwanted birth, and this may be reflecting on the child itself. This poem could be considered as a work of societal allusion. It is well known that William Blake was strongly opposed to the industrial revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...; similarly, he was opposed to the mistreatment of children by ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Poison Tree
"A Poison Tree" is a poem written by William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his ''Songs of Experience'' collection. It describes the narrator's repressed feelings of anger towards an individual, emotions which eventually lead to murder. The poem explores themes of indignation, revenge, and more generally the fallen state of mankind. Background The ''Songs of Experience'' was published in 1795 as a follow up to Blake's 1789 ''Songs of Innocence.''Gilchrist 1907 p. 118 The two books were published together under the merged title ''Songs of Innocence and Experience, showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul: the author and printer, W. Blake'' featuring 54 plates. The illustrations are arranged differently in some copies, while a number of poems were moved from ''Songs of Innocence'' to ''Songs of Experience.'' Blake continued to print the work throughout his life. Of the copies of the original collection, only 28 published during his life are known to exist, with an add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Human Abstract (poem)
"The Human Abstract" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection ''Songs of Experience'' in 1794. The poem was originally drafted in Blake's notebook and was later revised for as part of publication in ''Songs of Experience''. Critics of the poem have noted it as demonstrative of Blake's metaphysical poetry and its emphasis on the tension between the human and the divine. Poem Context and interpretation The poem was engraved on a single plate as a part of the ''Songs of Experience'' (1794) and reprinted in Gilchrist's Life of Blake in the second volume 1863/1880 from the draft in the ''Notebook of William Blake''_(''p._107_reversed,_see_the_example_on_the_right''),_where_the_first_title_of_the_poem_''The_Earth''_was_erased_and_''s:The_human_Image.html" ;"title="utlin # ...'' (''p. 107 reversed, see the example on the right''), where the first title of the poem ''The Earth'' was erased and ''s:The human Image">The hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Of Love (poem)
"The Garden of Love" is a poem by the Romantic poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection, ''Songs of Experience ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' is a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake. It appeared in two phases: a few first copies were printed and illuminated by Blake himself in 1789; five years later, he bound these poems with a ...''. Poem Composition The first two stanzas of the poem are written in a loose anapestic trimeter and rhyme ''abcb''. The third stanza begins in the same way, but the last two lines of this stanza make a sharp break with the form of the preceding stanzas. These concluding lines are written in tetrameter rather than trimeter, and they fail to maintain the ''abcb'' rhyme scheme. Instead the lines rhyme internally (''gowns''/''rounds'' and ''briars''/''desires''). These abrupt changes in versification serve to dramatize the changes that have taken place in this "Garden of Love." Blake was a master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clod And The Pebble
"The Clod and the Pebble" is a poem from William Blake's 1794 collection ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience''. The poem Summary "The Clod and the Pebble" is the exemplification of Blake's statement at the beginning of ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' that it is the definition of the "Contrary States of the Human Soul". It shows two contrary types of love. The poem is written in three stanzas. The first stanza is the clod's view that love should be unselfish. The soft view of love is represented by this soft clod of clay, and represents the innocent state of the soul, and a childlike view of the world. The second stanza connects the clod and the pebble. It gives the location of the clod, pleasantly singing his view while being trodden on by a cattle. At the end of the 2nd line the shift in views is signaled by a semicolon. This shift is further emphasized with the use of the word "But" at the beginning of the third line. The pebble is meanwhile in the river warbling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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