Blake was one of the finest craftsmen of his time an artist for whom art & poetry were inextricably linked. He was an indepedent & rebellious thinker who abhorred pretention & falsity in others. His Songs of Innocence are products of this innocent imagination untainted by worldliness while the Songs of Experience resulted from his feelings of indignation & pity for the sufferings of mankind. The Songs of Innocence & Experience containing some of Blakes finest & best-loved poems are presented here in the form which best satisfied the high expectations of his poetic & artistic aspirations. The fifty-four plates which Blake originallly etched & coloured by hand are faithfully reproduced with the same delicacy &

Dimensions as the artist created them.

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William Blake subtitled his Songs of Innocence & Experience" " Shewing Two Contrary States of the Human Soul". His overall vision of the human condition is one where good & evil exist interdependently & this is an idea reflected in Blakes coloured engravings of the poems examples of which are included in this collection. This edition has comprehensive notes on the poems & an Approaches section offering commentary & activities on key themes & techniques such as Blakes political beliefs & the role of imagery within his poetry." ...

The University of Cambridge Anthologies of Poetry & Stories. Songs of Ourselves is an accessible one-volume introduction to the astonishing range of forms styles & content of verse written in the English language over more than four centuries containing work by more than 100 poets from all parts of the English-speaking world. ...

Luke Nguyen of Red Lantern fame is going home. Travelling on a personal & culinary tour through Vietnam Luke visits his family & friends & is invited into the homes of local Vietnamese food experts & cooks to learn more about one of the richest most diverse cuisines in the world. Starting in the northwest of Vietnam in the villages & hills around Sapa Luke explores the roots of traditional cooking. Moving south he travels to the capital Hanoi renowned for its French-Vietnamese cuisine. He explores the imperial cooking of Hue discovers the famed cau lau noodles in Hoi An & tastes a host of simple seafood dishes of coastal Nha Trang & Quy Nhon his journey culminating in Saigon where he is reunited with family. The Songs of Sapa is a vibrant visual essay of Lukes journey the stories & recipes from each region with stunning photographs bursting with colour & texture capturing the beauty of Vietnam her people & their deep connection to food."" ...

Finding the right rhyme can be excruciating songwriters too often choosing ridiculous words in desperation. This is an invaluable resource for any budding songwriter or even an experienced lyricist with writer's block. Featuring tips on songwriting the book focuses on the types of rhyme & assonance (end rhymes last syllable rhymes double rhymes beginning rhymes first syllable rhymes) for a range of popular styles. Arranged phonetically & drawn from a variety of musical 'dialects' from rock & pop to folk & hip-hop this is the quick & simple guide you need. ...

Infuse your lyrics with sensory detail! Writing great song lyrics requires practice & discipline. Songwriting Without Boundaries will help you commit to routine practice through fun writing exercises. This unique collection of more than 150 sense-bound prompts helps you develop the skills you need to: tap into your senses & inject your writing with vivid detailseffectively use metaphor & comparative languageadd rhythm to your writing & manage phrasing Songwriters as well as writers of other genres will benefit from this collection of sensory writing challenges. Divided into four sections Songwriting Without Boundaries features four different fourteen-day challenges with timed writing exercises along with examples from other songwriters poets & prose writers. ...

Like the plays in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series The Sonnets has been specially prepared to help all students in schools & colleges. Each sonnet is presented with accompanying material which aims to enrich your own experience of the poem whilst leaving you to make your own mind up about the sonnet rather than having someone else's interpretation & judgement handed down to you. You will find help with unfamiliar words with imagery & with other 'poetic' features as well as suggestions for practical work. ...

Adulation for rugby league sensation Sonny Bill Williams turned to incrimination overnight when he left the Bulldogs to play for rich French club Toulon earning himself the new name of ' Money Bill' Williams. Then he made no secret of the fact that he would like to change codes to rugby union if that allowed him to front up in the All Blacks' 2011 Rugby World Cup squad. Rumours & counter-rumours swirled until the guy with the big hand was signed to Canterbury & duly made an appearance in the All Blacks. Throw in sporadic stints boxing & the tale of this superb athlete follows the highways & byways of professional sport across the codes. Is Sonny Bill King of the Codes or King of Cash? The controversy still rages. ...

Charlotte is an only child reared by a brutal father who cannot forgive her for not being the son he desires. Loved by most that she meets Charlotte has a gift for friendship & it is her work as a Sunday School teacher that gives her hope -- & an escape from home. When Charlotte meets Miles Thornton she is instantly drawn to him. He is new to the area & a widower with three lovely young sons to look after but the one thing he has longed for is a daughter. As they grow to understand one another it seems that Miles & Charlotte have more in common that meets the eye... Sweeping from the early 1920s through to the end of World War II SONS & DAUGHTERS is a compelling traditional saga set against the Lincolnshire landscape that Margaret Dickinson portrays so well. ...

Taking its autobiographical inspiration from D.H. Lawrences experience of growing up in a coal-mining town Sons & Lovers" is a vivid account of the conflict between class family & personal desires. This " Penguin Classics" edition is edited by Helen Baron & Carl Baron with an introduction by Blake Morrison author of " When did you Last See your Father?" The marriage of Gertrude & Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated & violent husband delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children especially to her sons William & Paul
- determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. But conflict is evitable when Paul seeks to escape his mothers suffocating grasp through relationships with women his own age. Set in Lawrences native Nottinghamshire Sons & Lovers is a highly autobiographical & compelling portrayal of childhood adolescence & the clash of generations. In his introduction Blake Morrison discusses the novels place in Lawrences life & his depiction of the mother-son relationship sex & politics. Using the complete & restored text of the Cambridge edition this volume

Includes:: a new chronology & further reading by Paul Poplawski. D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) English novelist storywriter critic poet & painter one of the greatest figures in 20th-century English literature. Lawrence published " Sons & Lovers" in 1913 but " The Rainbow" completed in 1915 was declared obscene & banned two months after first publication; & for three years he could not find a publisher for " Women in Love" which he completed in 1917. His last novel Lady Chatterleys " Lover" was published in 1928 but banned in England & America. If you enjoyed " Sons & Lovers" you might like Lawrences " The Rainbow" also available in " Penguin Classics". " Lawrences masterpiece...a revelation". (Anthony Burgess author of "A Clockwork Orange"). " His genius was for instant perception & vivid passionate expression". (" The Times")."


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