Night Thoughts: Or, the Complaint and the Consolation

By (author): "Jenijoy LaBelle, Robert Essick, William Blake, Edward Young"

Genres:Fiction books Classics books Philosophy books Poetry books English Literature books

Publish Date: 1797

Night Thoughts: Or, the Complaint and the Consolation

ISBN0486292142

ISBN139780486292144

AsinNight Thoughts: Or, the Complaint and the Consolation

Original titleNight Thoughts: Or, the Complaint and the Consolation

Superb reproduction of 1797 publication of four sections of Edward Young's popular poem "Night Thoughts," illustrated with 43 designs by William Blake. Images of angels, spirits, poets, sensuous women, Life, Death, Reason and Truth swirl about Young's text, adding to its meaning and revealing much of Blake's own vision. Plate-by-plate commentaries by Professors Robert Essick and Jenijoy La Belle. Introduction. Bibliography. 43 illustrations.