![]() ![]() The third point of significance is the relation between Elizabeth Barrett Browning and William Blake’s poetry. ![]() Robert Browning knew of this study, and because it was the first biography on William Blake it would have made up most of his knowledge about Blake. Another important factor that most likely shaped the Browning’s perception of Blake is the first full study of Blake in 1863 by Alexander Gilchrist (ABL Brownings’ Lib Cop X BL-C B B636gi 1863 v.1 and v.2). This is important because it affected the Browning’s understanding of William Blake’s work. ![]() Robert Browning’s first edition copy of Songs of Innocence and Experience was printed to include only Blake’s poetry without the accompanying artwork. This item is located in the Armstrong Browning Library Rare Collection. Robert and Elizabeth Browning (1806–1861) most likely both read this edition of Songs of Innocence and Experience. This edition takes on even more significance because it belonged to Robert Browning (1812–1889). This rare-item is a first edition of the first volume of William Blake’s (1757–1827) poetry to be printed for a wider audience. Pickering, 1839) ABLibrary Brownings’ Lib X BL 821.7 B636s 1839īy Hannah Johnson, Annie McCausland, and Cody Shreffler William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience (London: W. ![]()
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