{"product_id":"9781851246427-songs-of-innocence","title":"Songs of Innocence","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite edition of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence, accompanied by an introduction to his life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most important books of illustrated poetry in English literature, William Blake’s Songs of Innocence was meticulously relief-etched, printed, and colored in 1789. A unique work of composite art, Song of Innocence contains some of Blake’s most enduring and popular poems, delicately illustrated with his exquisite and idiosyncratic designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful book reproduces, in color, the twenty-seven pages of the Bodleian Library’s copy of Songs of Innocence together with page-facing transcriptions and an introduction on Blake, his life and work, his illuminated printing process, and the genre and continuing influence of Songs of Innocence. Including the much-loved “Nurse’s Song,” “Little Boy Lost,” and “Spring,” Blake’s captivating lyrics celebrate childhood as a period of harmony and spontaneity, where the defining traits of the world are compassion, empathy, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bodleian Library, University of Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43376088219784,"sku":"9781851246427","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/songs-of-innocence-9781851246427-293113.jpg?v=1741715733","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781851246427-songs-of-innocence","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}