William Blake (1) (1757–1827)
Autore di Canti dell'innocenza e dell'esperienza: che mostrano i due contrari stati della natura umana (1794)
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William Blake's poems, prophecies, and engravings represent his strong vision and voice for rebellion against orthodoxy and all forms of repression. Born in London in November 1757; his father, a hosier of limited means, could do little for the boy's education. However, when the young Blake's mostra altro talent for design became apparent, his wise father sent him to drawing school at the age of 10. In 1771 Blake was apprenticed to an engraver. Blake went on to develop his own technique, a method he claimed that came to him in a vision of his deceased younger brother. In this, as in so many other areas of his life, Blake was an iconoclast; his blend of printing and engraving gave his works a unique and striking illumination. Blake joined with other young men in support of the Revolutions in France and America. He also lived his own revolt against established rules of conduct, even in his own home. One of his first acts after marrying his lifetime companion, Catherine Boucher, was to teach her to read and write, rare for a woman at that time. Blake's writings were increasingly styled after the Hebrew prophets. His engravings and poetry give form and substance to the conflicts and passions of the elemental human heart, made real as actual characters in his later work. Although he was ignored by the British literary community through most of his life, interest and study of his work has never waned. Blake's creativity and original thinking mark him as one of the earliest Romantic poets, best known for his Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794) and The Tiger. Blake died in London in 1827. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Thomas Phillips
Opere di William Blake
Canti dell'innocenza e dell'esperienza: che mostrano i due contrari stati della natura umana (1794) (1789) 4,111 copie, 39 recensioni
Complete Writings with Variant Readings (Oxford Standard Authors Series) {Keynes, ed.} (1966) 426 copie, 3 recensioni
The complete poetry and selected prose of John Donne & the complete poetry of William Blake (1941) 190 copie, 1 recensione
The Illuminated Blake: William Blake's Complete Illuminated Works with a Plate-by-Plate Commentary (1974) — Autore — 169 copie
Blake's "America: A Prophecy" and "Europe: A Prophecy": Facsimile Reproductions of Two Illuminated Books (1983) — Autore — 86 copie
Delphi Complete Works of William Blake (Illustrated) (Delphi Poets Series Book 10) (2012) 37 copie, 1 recensione
An exhibition of the illuminated books of William Blake, poet, printer, prophet (1964) — Illustratore — 10 copie
The Poems of William Blake 8 copie
Blake: (1757-1827) with an introduction and notes by Geoffrey Keynes (The Pitman Gallery) (1949) — Artist — 7 copie
A descriptive catalogue of pictures, poetical and historical inventions (2001) 7 copie, 1 recensione
WILLIAM BLAKE COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTION 250 WORKS All Poetry, Poems, Prose, Annotations, Letters, Rarities… (2013) 6 copie
William Blake, 1757-1827 : le génie visionnaire du romantisme anglais : Petit Palais, musée des beaux-arts de la… (2009) 6 copie
Selected Poems of William Blake 6 copie
Llibres profetics de William Blake: Seleccio (Els Llibres de l'Escorpi : Poesia ; 33) (Catalan Edition) (1976) 5 copie
William Blake; an introduction 4 copie
Blake's Grave; a prophetic book, being William Blake's illustrations for Robert Blair's The grave, arranged as Blake… (1963) — Illustratore — 4 copie
The Copperheads 4 copie
The poems: Comprising Songs of innocence and of experience, together with Poetical sketches and some copyright poems… (1874) 3 copie
Ah Sunflower {poem} 3 copie
William Blake. Tempera Paintings. A Critical Catalogue, With An Introduction By Geoffrey Keynes. William Blake Trust. (1951) 3 copie, 1 recensione
Holes in the Texture of Time: A Reading of William Blake from Notebooks, Letters and Prophetic Works (Pickpockets) (1994) 3 copie
A UNIÃO DO CÉU E DO INFERNO 2 copie
Blake's Illustrations of Dante 2 copie
Poesie 2 copie
Poemas proféticos y prosas 2 copie
Pencil Drawings 2 copie
Poesía romántica inglesa 2 copie
Libros proféticos, vol. 1 2 copie
Poetry 2 copie
The act of creation 2 copie
Poems (Tod Ruthven ed.) 2 copie
Blake Poetry 2 copie
Blake's Pencil Drawings 2 copie
Poems ... Selected with an introduction by Alice Meynell. With a portrait (Red Letter Library.) 2 copie
Oeuvres II poèmes tirés de divers manuscrits, l'évangile éternel, les portes du paradis (1977) 2 copie
Eight songs of William Blake 2 copie
The Laurel Poetry Series Blake 2 copie
Idle Laundress 2 copie
Jerusalem. A simplified version prepared and edited with commentary and notes by William R. Hughes (1964) 2 copie
Works of William Blake. (100 Works) Incl: Songs of Innocence and Experience, Poetical Sketches, The Marriage of Heaven… (2007) 2 copie
Poems of Blake 2 copie
Bodas del cielo y el infierno ; El libro de Thel Tiriel ; Visiones de las hijas de Albión (2000) 1 copia
Without unceasing practice nothing can be done. Practice is art. If you leave off you are lost. 1 copia
LIBRI PROFETICI W.Blake a cura di R.Sanesi con testo inglese a fronte - Tascabili Bompiani 400 ed.1986 (1986) 1 copia
Poesia & prosa selecionadas 1 copia
William_Blake_-_Blake_Poems 1 copia
Temevo la furia del mio vento... 1 copia
The Centenary Edition of Blake's Poetry and Prose. Complete in One Volume. Thin Paper Edition. (1927) 1 copia
The Temple of Mirth 1 copia
Illustrations To The Bible 1 copia
Le visioni 1 copia
English Lyrical Verse 1 copia
Laughing Song 1 copia
The Wild Flower's Song [from Three Songs of William Blake]: Low voice — Lyrics — 1 copia
A Famous Collection of Works by William Blake, the property of the late Graham Robertson, Esq. 1 copia
Jerusalem Part IV 1 copia
Eternity 1 copia
The Canterbury Poets 1 copia
Engelen 1 copia
Versek es Profeciak 1 copia
a selection of verses, blake 1 copia
Seçme Şiirler 1 copia
Poetic Works of William Blake 1 copia
POESIA E PROSA SELECIONADAS 1 copia
Poems of William Blake 1 copia
Selected Poems 1 copia
Poems And Prophecies (Everyman's Library Classics) by William Blake (26-Sep-1991) Hardcover (1600) 1 copia
William Blake's Designs for Edward Young's "Night Thoughts": A Complete Edition Volumes I and II (1980) 1 copia
William Blake - The Poems 1 copia
William Blake 1757 - 1827 1 copia
Practice is art 1 copia
William Blake's Illustrations of The Book of Job: (Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William… (2013) 1 copia
William Blake's engravings 1 copia
Svět v zrnku písku 1 copia
Selections from the Writings of William Blake. With an introductory essay by Laurence Housman. L.P. (2010) 1 copia
Visioni di William Blake 1 copia
Poemas esenciales 1 copia
Poesie di William Blake 1 copia
Pjesme / Viđenja / Proročanstva 1 copia
Los bosques de la noche: Poemas, canciones y epigramas (Coleccion La Cruz del Sur) (Spanish Edition) (2001) 1 copia
Nurse's Song [Innocence] 1 copia
Nurse's Song [Experience] 1 copia
Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrims,: Painted in fresco by William Blake & by him engraved and published October 8, 1810 (1810) 1 copia
Twenty-seven drawings by William Blake: Being Illustrations for Paradise Lost, Comus and The Bible 1 copia
The Baffled Devils Fighting 1 copia
Uil'yam Bleik : Stikhi 1 copia
Mrs. Q 1 copia
Poems Poèmes 1 copia
The Four Seasons 1 copia
52 poesie 1 copia
Writings, Vol. I 1 copia
Späte Liebe 1 copia
Poems and letters, a selection 1 copia
Poems & Prose 1 copia
A letter from William Blake 1 copia
Kehanet Kitapları I-II 1 copia
The French Revolution 1 copia
Czterej Zoa : męki miłowania i zazdrości, gdy umarł i był osądzony Albion pradawny człowiek (2006) 1 copia
Poems: Introduction by Patti Smith (Vintage Classics) by William Blake (1-Nov-2007) Paperback (1600) 1 copia
Water-color Drawings 1 copia
Poems by William Blake 1 copia
The Complete Works of William Blake: 29 Books and Collections With Active Table of Contents (English Edition) (2014) 1 copia
Vjecno jevandjelje 1 copia
William Blake. Chants d'innocence et d'expérience : Traduit de l'anglais par M.-L. et Philippe… (1947) 1 copia
Peaceful Mind: The Teaching of Buddha - The Oldest Buddhist Scripture 'Sutta Nipata' (2017) 1 copia, 1 recensione
The land of dreams : poems 1 copia
POESIA ROMANTICA INGLESA 1 copia
Essential Blake 1 copia
William Blake Antología poética: Selección de libros proféticos traducidos al español (Spanish Edition) (2017) 1 copia
[Wood engravings of William Blake: Seventeen subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of 1821] (1840) 1 copia
Fall of Rosamund 1 copia
The Wit's magazine 1 copia
Industrious Cottager 1 copia
Revd Robert Hawker, DD 1 copia
Select poems of William Blake 1 copia
Christ Trampling Urizen 1 copia
Poems by Blake 1 copia
The French Revolution 1 copia
On Homer's Poetry & On Virgil 1 copia
Aphorisms on the Laocoön Group 1 copia
The Everlasting Gospel 1 copia
A Vision of the Last Judgment 1 copia
POEMAS PROFETICOS Y PROSAS 1 copia
Poems of, The 1 copia
Vahiy Kitaplari 1 copia
Revd. John Caspar Lavater 1 copia
The Poems of William Blake: Comprising Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Together with Poetical Sketches and Some… (2015) 1 copia
Oeuvres I 1 copia
Poems of William Blake 1 copia
Opere correlate
Paradise Lost [Norton Critical Edition] (1667) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 2,233 copie, 13 recensioni
The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms (2000) — Collaboratore — 1,283 copie, 9 recensioni
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Collaboratore — 1,070 copie, 3 recensioni
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 938 copie, 7 recensioni
A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry (1996) — Collaboratore — 836 copie, 11 recensioni
English Poetry, Volume II: From Collins to Fitzgerald (1910) — Collaboratore — 514 copie, 1 recensione
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Collaboratore — 467 copie, 4 recensioni
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Collaboratore — 452 copie, 1 recensione
The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart: A Poetry Anthology (1992) — Collaboratore — 396 copie, 3 recensioni
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Collaboratore — 251 copie
Le notti d'Joung tradotte dall'inglese, e dal francese dal signor Abate Alberti. [Tomo primo] [Tomo secondo] (1745) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni — 199 copie, 5 recensioni
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From "Kubla Khan" to the Bronte Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (2012) — Collaboratore — 188 copie, 2 recensioni
The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Collaboratore — 152 copie, 2 recensioni
Leading From Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead (2007) — Collaboratore — 102 copie, 3 recensioni
Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500-2001 (2014) — Collaboratore — 44 copie, 1 recensione
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 1: The Individual and Human Values (1964) — Collaboratore — 40 copie
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 2: Love, Marriage, and the Family (1966) — Collaboratore — 39 copie
Buzz Words: Poems About Insects (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) (2021) — Collaboratore — 36 copie
The Roads from Bethlehem: Christmas Literature from Writers Ancient and Modern (1993) — Collaboratore — 30 copie, 1 recensione
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 4: The World Around Us (1968) — Collaboratore — 29 copie
Kingfisher Christmas Book: A Collection of Stories, Poems and Carols for the Twelve Days of Christmas (1985) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
Neoclassicism and Romanticism, 1750-1850, Vol. 1: Enlightenment/Revolution (1970) — Collaboratore — 23 copie
Original Stories From Real Life; with Conversations, Calculated To Regulate the Affections and Form the Mind to Truth… (1788) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni — 20 copie, 1 recensione
BBC Proms 2021 : Prom 41 : BBC Concert Orchestra & James McVinnie [programme] (2021) — Illustratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1757-11-28
- Data di morte
- 1827-08-12
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Soho, London, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Soho, London, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- London, England, UK
- Istruzione
- Royal Academy School
self-educated - Attività lavorative
- poet
illustrator
engraver
painter
Utenti
Discussioni
Songs of Innocence and of Experience in Folio Society Devotees (Dicembre 2023)
Recensioni
Liste
Favourite Poems (1)
Autodidacts (1)
Poetry Corner (1)
Favourite Books (4)
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 456
- Opere correlate
- 80
- Utenti
- 18,157
- Popolarità
- #1,214
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 156
- ISBN
- 752
- Lingue
- 25
- Preferito da
- 151
Blake riassume in semplici, infantili parole la visione del mondo di un bambino quando, in riva al mare, prende la sabbia e fa scivolare i granelli tra le sue dita. Granello dopo granello esamina il suo mondo e lo fa scorrere fermandosi a guardare nella sua innocenza senza tempo. Oppure quando, in giardino, è steso a terra a giocare, coglie tra le sue mani un fiore e lo guarda incantato, sorridendo agli angeli che sono scesi giù in terra a salutarlo. Il granello di sabbia è come l’infinito di quel cielo diventato fiore, paradiso da cui proviene e sa di dover ritornare.
C’è una invisibile interconnessione tra quegli elementi celesti e terreni che forma un tutt’uno agli occhi del fanciullo in grado di cogliere e discernere la complessità dell’intera creazione, osservandone la parte più minuscola in natura. Un granello di sabbia, una foglia, un fiore, per cogliere l’intero ciclo della vita. Senza essere disturbato dalle diversità, dai contrasti, e dalla loro complessità. Solo un granello, un fiore, un cielo. E’ tutta l’intera storia della natura e della sua vita che scorre nelle sue mani e sotto i suoi occhi. Il battito di ali di una farfalla, il ronzio di un’ape, il vagare silenzioso di una formica…
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
Vedere il mondo in un granello di sabbia
E un paradiso in un fiore selvaggio,
Tenere nel palmo della mano l’infinito
E l’eternità in un’ora.
Sapere, potere e voler cogliere l’attimo della creazione nella sua rivelazione, in serena contemplazione, costituisce forse l’essenza del’infinito. Tutto è connesso. Ma è tutto ancora da scoprire. Ed è detto in questi quattro magici versi del poema che, come una sinfonia, si muove verso la scoperta del mondo. Quei versi sono anche il prologo, la promessa che la scoperta non sarà vana, perché soltanto attraverso la visione delle semplici piccole cose della natura, si potranno dominare le grandi cose.
Non sarà mai troppo tardi riconquistare lo spirito della meraviglia con la quale tutti siamo nati, poveri o ricchi, bianchi o neri, ignoranti o intellettuali. Forse i poveri saranno più fortunati perché meno oberati dal fardello delle cose inutili. Quante volte i nostri figli e nipoti li abbiamo sentiti esclamare: “Guarda papà, vedi nonno, senti mamma: una coccinella! Una farfalla! Posso prendere quella pietra colorata, quel fiorellino rosso? Hai sentito quel cinguettìo…”.
Il candore genuino dell’innocenza sembra quasi fermare il tempo ed annullare lo spazio. L’infinito si presenta inaspettato nella sua semplicità. A World, a Heaven, The Eternity, per quel Bimbo, l’Uomo: figlio dell’Universo.… (altro)