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"The Echoing Green" (''The Ecchoing Green'') is a poem by
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, copy C, 1789, 1794 (Library of Congress) object 13 (The Echoing Green).jpg, Copy C, 1789, 1794 (
A Comparison of Extant copies of the original prints of The Echoing Green
available from the
"The Echoing Green" (''The Ecchoing Green'') is a poem by William Blake
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...
published in ''Songs of Innocence
''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 manuscript, illuminated by Blake himself in 1789; five years later, he b ...
'' in 1789. The poem talks about merry sounds and images which accompany the children playing outdoors. Then, an old man happily remembers when he enjoyed playing with his friends during his own childhood. The last stanza depicts the little ones being weary when the sun has descended and going to their mother to rest after playing many games.
The poem
Gallery
Scholarly editions all place "The Echoing Green" as the sixth object in the print order for the ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience''. The following, represents a comparison of several of the extant copies of the poem, their print date, their order in that particular printing of the poems, and their holding institution:Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...
) object 13 (The Echoing Green 1)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, copy C, 1789, 1794 (Library of Congress) object 14 (The Echoing Green).jpg, Copy C, 1789, 1794 (Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...
) object 14 (The Echoing Green 2)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, copy Y, 1825 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) object 6.jpg, Copy Y, 1825 (Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
) object 6 (The Echoing Green 1)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, copy Y, 1825 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) object 7 (The Echoing Green).jpg, Copy Y, 1825 (Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
) object 7 (The Echoing Green 2)
Blake echoing green 1.jpg, Copy Z, 1826 (Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...
) object 6 (The Echoing Green 1)
Blake echoing green.jpg, Copy Z, 1826 (Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...
) object 7 (The Echoing Green 2)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, copy AA, 1826 (The Fitzwilliam Museum) object 6 (The Echoing Green).jpg, Copy AA, 1826 (The Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 under the will of Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Vis ...
) object 6 (The Echoing Green 1)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, copy AA, 1826 (The Fitzwilliam Museum) object 7 (The Echoing Green).jpg, Copy AA, 1826 (The Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It was founded in 1816 under the will of Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Vis ...
) object 7 (The Echoing Green 2)
References
Works cited
* ''Oxford Student Study Guide'', 'William Blake'.External links
A Comparison of Extant copies of the original prints of The Echoing Green
available from the
William Blake Archive
The William Blake Archive is a digital humanities project started in 1994, a first version of the website was launched in 1996.{{cite journal, last1=Crawford, first1=Kendal, last2=Levy, first2=Michelle, journal=RIDE: A Review Journal for Digital E ...
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1789 poems
Songs of Innocence and of Experience