Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Blake, William (1757–1827).
Catalogue synopsis
Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:
"Songs of Innocence and of Experience" by William Blake is a collection of illustrated poems combined in 1794. Blake hand-engraved, printed, and colored unique artwork to accompany each poem, exploring childhood innocence and experience as contrary states of the human soul. Originally published as separate volumes, the combined work shows pastoral harmony alongside subtle dangers of naiveté. Each page features distinctive illustrations that intensify the poems' meanings, making Blake's vision inseparable from both visual art and verse. The collection became a hallmark of Romanticism and has inspired countless musical adaptations.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Songs of Innocence and of Experience
- Author credits: Blake, William (1757–1827)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- English poetry -- 18th century
- Pastoral poetry
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Poetry
Read this edition
View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.
Source notes
Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.
Sources
More in Books & Authors
Keep reading
