William Blake: A Study of His Life and Art Work

A concise biography and critical survey of William Blake that sketches his life, religious and mystical beliefs, and artistic methods while guiding readers through his engraved and painted books, prophetic works, illustrations, and public holdings; it discusses early visions, formative years, major plates and series such as Songs of Innocence and Experience, the Prophetic Books and later illustrative commissions, examines themes of imagination, spirituality and mysticism, and describes specific prints and drawings held in national collections, supplemented by reproductions and a selective bibliography.