Visions of the Daughters of Albion

Visions of the Daughters of Albion

This landmark edition of William Blake's Visions of the Daughters of Albion provides the first full-size reproduction of the Huntington Library's copy of the work, printed and colored by Blake and his wife, Catherine, in 1793. Generally seen as a continuation of The Book of Thel, this relatively early work of Blake's offers a criticism of the sexual morals of his time, presenting its author's views on the evils of organized religion, on slavery, and on oppressed womanhood. Drawings related to Visions that Blake sketched in his Notebook, now held in the British Library, have been digitally enhanced in the reproductions in this edition and are visible for the first time. -- Book Jacket.

William Blake

San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library

Edited, with a commentary, by Robert N. Essick

Part 1 William Blake's Visions of the Daughters of Albion -- Reproduction of Blake's Plates viii -- Transcription of the Poem 3 -- The Huntington Copy: Bibliographic and Textual Notes 15 -- List of Illustrations from Blake's Notebook 19 -- Bibliography: Studies of Visions of the Daughters of Albion 75.

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