Publisher's Synopsis
This work combines an investigation into the political, religious and historical background to, and sources of, William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience", with a facsimile of two copies of the poem, one colour and one black-and-white, together with a commentary on each of Blake's plates. Tracing the roots of Blake's "Innocence and Experience", Stanley Gardner sets out how Blake perceived the forces driving the city and the people around him. Illustrated with maps, drawings and engravings of the period, the book shows how Blake's vision responded to his times.
