William Blake

Selected Poems

By: William Blake

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

At the end of his life, William Blake (1757-1827) gave up hope of being widely understood, but the twentieth century brought to his work a new and intense interest and acclaim.

Included in this collection are well-known poems such as "Tyger! Tyger! Burning Bright" and "A Poison Tree"; longer poems such as "The Everlasting Gospel", "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"; Blake's principal prose work; and an assortment of epigrams and short satire.

Poet, artist, and mystic, Blake wrote, "I must Create a System or be enslav'd by another Man's." Create he did.

(P)1992 Blackstone Audiobooks

Classic Literature in an Easy to Digest Form

I greatly enjoyed the passages straight from letters from Blake to colleagues. Narrator is clear and concise. Easy to follow and entertaining to listen to.

The egotistical sublime!

Welcome to the NHK! Everyone's in a tizzy about what such and such contemporary poet said, or is worried (wearied?) that so 🤔 and so is "controversial" because of his or her "personal life".

I wonder how mad they would get if they listened to poets who lived 200 years ago!!!

A pivotal book

A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found this book to be worthwhile and generally intelligent and I found incredible relation with the author. I further highly recommend this book.

Even better listened to than read.

Earth’s Heavens and Hells addressed, explored, and celebrated in his clever verses. Very enjoyable listen. Four Stars ****

what a gift to listen to Blake

his tiger burns bright as it leaps from the page to the voice. who knew Blake could be sparky as well as ethereal. what a kick I got out of hearing him lambast Swinbourn