Visions Of The Daughters Of Albion

Visions Of The Daughters Of Albion
by William Blake

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Studies in English Literature, Summer 2003
With the excellent commentary, [the digitally enhanced images from Blake's Notebook] enable a clearer understanding of Blake's developing project.

Jerome J. McGann, University of Virginia
A high quality facsimile of one of the most beautiful copies...something to be cherished.

Library Bookwatch, November 2003
The definitive edition of a timeless classic.

Allen Reddick, Studies in English Literature
"With the excellent commentary, [the digitally enhanced images from Blake's Notebook] enable a clearer understanding of Blake's developing project."

Book Description
This landmark edition of William Blake's Visions of the Daughters of Albion provides the first full-size reproduction of the Huntington Library's copy of the work, printed and colored by Blake and his wife, Catherine, in 1793. Generally seen as a continuation of The Book of Thel, this relatively early work of Blake's offers a criticism of the sexual morals of his time, presenting its author's views on the evils of organized religion, on slavery, and on oppressed womanhood. Drawings related to Visions that Blake sketched in his Notebook, now held in the British Library, have been digitally enhanced in the reproductions in this edition and are visible for the first time.
Blake expert Robert Essick explains not just the text but also Blake's invention of the method he used to etch his poetry and designs. A plate-by-plate analysis of the images and text sets the enigmas of Blake's poetry in the clarifying contexts of his life and thought and of contemporary literature and politics.

From the Publisher
This landmark edition of William Blake's "Visions of the Daughters of Albion" provides the first full-size reproduction of the Huntington Library's copy of the work, printed and colored by Blake and his wife Catherine in 1793. Generally seen as a continuation of "The Book of Thel," this relatively early work of Blake's offers a criticism of the sexual morals of his time, presenting its author's views on the evils of organized religion, on slavery, and on oppressed womanhood. Drawings related to "Visions" that Blake sketched in his notebook, now held in the British Library, have been digitally enhanced in the reproductions in this edition and are visible for the first time.

From the Inside Flap
"When reading or studying Blake, nothing will substitute for a facsimile of Blake's original illuminated books--other than the original, of course. And a high quality facsimile of one of the most beautiful copies, which is what this volume contains, is something to be cherished."--Jerome J. McGann, University of Virginia

From the Back Cover
"When reading or studying Blake, nothing will substitute for a facsimile of Blake's original illuminated books-other than the original, of course. And a high quality facsimile of one of the most beautiful copies, which is what this volume contains, is something to be cherished."-Jerome J. McGann, University of Virginia

About the Author
Robert N. Essick is Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside. Among his many books are William Blake, Printmaker, selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1980-81, and William Blake at the Huntington, a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection. Essick specializes in British romantic literature and art, particularly William Blake. He is currently working on the Blake Electronic Archive.

Excerpted from Visions of the Daughters of Albion by William Blake, Robert N. Essick. Copyright © 2003. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
"Never...was a man so literally the author of his own book." Alexander Gilchrist's words, written in 1863, remain true to this day for William Blake's most innovative productions, his "illuminated books." Among these rare works is the Huntington Library's copy of "Visions of the Daughters of Albion" -- written, illustrated, and first printed by Blake in 1793 and reproduced in color in this volume. An appreciation of its artistry will be assisted by a brief consideration of Blake's background as a printmaker, his invention of the unique method he used to etch his texts and designs, and his development of illuminated printing in the late 1780s and early 1790s.

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