NICHOLAS MARSH was formerly teacher of English at Francis Holland School in Regent's Park, London, UK. He is the author of How to Begin Studying English Literature, now in its third edition, and several other titles in the Analysing Texts series, of which he is the General Editor.

• General Editor's PrefaceA Note on Editions and Technical TermsPART I: ANALYSING WILLIAM BLAKE'S POETRYIntroductionInnocence and ExperienceNature in the Songs, and Towards the Prophetic BooksSociety and its IllsSexuality, the Selfhood and Self-AnnihilationPART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICSBlake's Life and WorksA Sample of Critical ViewsFurther ReadingIndex.

'Lucid and perceptive, Marsh's new edition of his valuable study brilliantly restores to readers and students alike the depth and brightness of Blake's genius.' - John Blades, formerly atUniversity of Leeds, UK.

NICHOLAS MARSH was formerly teacher of English at Francis Holland School in Regent's Park, London, UK. He is the author of How to Begin Studying English Literature, now in its third edition, and several other titles in the Analysing Texts series, of which he is the General Editor.

• General Editor's PrefaceA Note on Editions and Technical TermsPART I: ANALYSING WILLIAM BLAKE'S POETRYIntroductionInnocence and ExperienceNature in the Songs, and Towards the Prophetic BooksSociety and its IllsSexuality, the Selfhood and Self-AnnihilationPART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICSBlake's Life and WorksA Sample of Critical ViewsFurther ReadingIndex.

'Lucid and perceptive, Marsh's new edition of his valuable study brilliantly restores to readers and students alike the depth and brightness of Blake's genius.' - John Blades, formerly atUniversity of Leeds, UK.

NICHOLAS MARSH was formerly teacher of English at Francis Holland School in Regent's Park, London, UK. He is the author of How to Begin Studying English Literature, now in its third edition, and several other titles in the Analysing Texts series, of which he is the General Editor.

• General Editor's PrefaceA Note on Editions and Technical TermsPART I: ANALYSING WILLIAM BLAKE'S POETRYIntroductionInnocence and ExperienceNature in the Songs, and Towards the Prophetic BooksSociety and its IllsSexuality, the Selfhood and Self-AnnihilationPART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICSBlake's Life and WorksA Sample of Critical ViewsFurther ReadingIndex.

'Lucid and perceptive, Marsh's new edition of his valuable study brilliantly restores to readers and students alike the depth and brightness of Blake's genius.' - John Blades, formerly atUniversity of Leeds, UK.