L'allegro and Il Penseroso

by John Milton, William Blake (Illustrator)

Overview

• William Blake's fine watercolors illustrating the most perfect of John Milton's shorter poems, L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, a revelation in English literature and art Blake engaged with the legacy of Milton all his life. These watercolors, made around 1816-20 to illustrate the most perfect of Milton's shorter poems, are some of the finest of all his works. All 12 watercolors are reproduced here in actual size.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781843681892
Publisher:	Pallas Athene (UK)
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Pages:	30
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.14(d)

About the Author

John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual, renowned within his lifetime and called 'the greatest English author' by William Hayley. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. He is now considered one of the most influential and important figures of the Romantic period