William Blake

Cristo ensinou que o homem se salva pela fé e pela ética; Swedenborg acrescentou a inteligência; Blake nos impõe três caminhos de salvação: o moral; o intelectual e o estético. Afirmou que o terceiro havia sido pregado por Cristo, já que cada parábola é um poema. Como Buda, cuja doutrina, de fato, era ignorada, …

The simple and beautiful eloquence of William Blake's poetry is exemplified here in "Songs of Innocence and of Experience." This collection of forty-six poems is actually two volumes in one. After first completing and publishing "Songs of Innocence" in 1789 Blake would, some five years later, add "Songs of Experience" …

This collection of Blake's work also features a biographical narrative which aims to put each poem in context and highlight its significance. Included are: early nature poems; "Songs of Innocence" and "Experience"; exerpts from "Thel" and "The Book of Urizen"; and "Milton" and "Jerusalem".

William Blake is one of England's most original artists whose works aim to liberate imaginative energies. This volume contains his greatest writings and a generous selection from the Prophetic Books including Milton and Jerusalem.