Dylan Thomas, C Day-Lewis and others join together on this unique album to read some of the world's finest poetry by Blake, Wordsworth and Tennyson.
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"I read this book many times as a child, and still find it enjoyable. It's a great book for exposing kids to a range of poets/styles, without being overwhelming. Short bio's on each author, and wonderful illistrations really round out this book well." — Ashley (4 out of 5 stars)
"I read this book many times as a child, and still find it enjoyable. It's a great book for exposing kids to a range of poets/styles, without being overwhelming. Short bio's on each author, and wonderful illistrations really round out this book well."
" A really lovely little collection. Simple, very pretty, and quite nice to have on a shelf. "
" Not the greatest book of collected poetry. "
" I love this poetry collection. Beautiful art and some of the finest poems ever written. "
" Great poetry collection for kids! Easy ones to memorize and very enjoyable authors. "
" My daughters and I enjoyed reading this book together, slowly, over the past few months. "
" A good collection to learn the style of each poet from different period of time. Good art works but it would help the readers to understand the poetries better if the painting could speak to the thoughts not to the word itself. "
" liked the hardcover earlier edition with the great illustrations.... "
William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, artist, and printmaker. Although largely unrecognized during his lifetime, he is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. He is held in high regard by critics for his expressiveness and creativity and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. He produced a diverse and symbolically rich body of works that embraced the imagination as “the body of God” or “human existence itself.” Reverent of the Bible but hostile to the Church of England, he was influenced by the ideals and ambitions of the French and American revolutions, as well as by such thinkers as Emanuel Swedenborg.
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