William Blake

Audio-Cassette

William Blake

Beschreibung

This is one of a series of double-cassette audio packs, containing readings of great poetry by contemporary actors and actresses. Each pack includes the printed text of each work, with background information on the poets. The poems on these cassettes are by William Blake, read by Nicol Williamson.

Autor

William Blake was born in 1757, the son of a Soho shopkeeper. He showed an early interest in art, engraving copies of drawings given to him by his father. At 21 he became a professional engraver, and later a studied at the Royal Academy. As well as painting, Blake illustrated collections of his own poetry. He is best known for 'Songs of Innocence and Experience', 'The Tyger' and the artworks 'The Ancient of Days' and 'Newton'. In 2021, The Tate held a sell-out exhibition of his work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 80 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781859982044
• Artikelnr.: 69597859

Rezensionen

'Astonishing ... a magnificent tribute to Blake's genius ... one of the publishing triumphs of recent years' - The Birmingham Post