Chronicles the life of Romantic poet and artist William Blake, discussing his childhood, personal tragedies, analysis of the dark side of the industrial revolution, schooling, and literary and artistic accomplishments.
Presents a comprehensive biography and critical analysis of the works of late eighteenth-century English poet William Blake, and contains a chronology of his life, index of themes and ideas, and more.
Contains fifteen critical essays in which contributors examine various aspects of English romantic poetry as seen in the works of Wordsworth, Yeats, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and others.