‘A unique and valuable guide…with a fine range of illustrations, this volume will enthral the general reader or beginning student’ – The Times

‘Gracefully written and generously illustrated’ – The Times Literary Supplement

‘A thing of joy. Warmly recommended’ – The Guardian

‘Of all the current books on Blake, this is the one that will be most read and read most often' – Lawrence Gowing, The Observer

‘Prophet, poet, painter and engraver – Blake’s uniqueness lies in no single achievement, but in the whole of what he was, which is more than the sum of all that he did.’ So writes Kathleen Raine in this classic study of William Blake, a man for whom the arts were not an end in themselves, but expressed his vision of the spiritual drama of the English national being. Profusely illustrated, this volume presents a comprehensive overview of Blake’s artistic achievements and a compelling and moving portrait of the life and thought of an extraordinary genius.

Poet Kathleen Raine's other books include From Blake to a Vision, Blake and the New Age, The Human Face of God: William Blake and the Book of Job and three volumes of autobiography.

Also of interest
William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books