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N O R T O N CRITICAL EDITION OF
BLAKE: ADDENDA A N D
CORRIGENDA
MARY LYNN JOHNSON
AND
JOHN E. GRANT
o t h i n t e r n a l l y and e x t e r n a l l y , t h e r e c e n t
(second p r i n t i n g o f Blake's
Poetry and Designs
d i s p l a y s n o t e w o r t h y improvements.
In the
f i r s t p r i n t i n g t h e heavy c o l o r p l a t e s f a i l e d t o
adhere t o t h e " P e r f e c t B i n d i n g , " t h e t r a d e name f o r
a process which has a l s o caused problems i n o t h e r
paperback i l l u s t r a t e d books, such as The Oxford
Anthology
of English
Literature;
i n our second
p r i n t i n g , however, t h e b i n d e r f o r c e d t h e g l u e f u r t h e r
up between pages, and t h i c k and t h i n pages now appear
t o be h o l d i n g t o g e t h e r .
Though t h i s i s o f course
not a new e d i t i o n , t h e c o r r e c t e d p r i n t i n g i n c l u d e s
i m p o r t a n t a d d i t i o n s , such as t h e e x c e r p t from t h e
l e t t e r to B u t t s on a l l e g o r y ( p . 4 7 8 ) , and changes,
such as the new r e a d i n g o f a c r u c i a l phrase i n t h e
f i r s t P r e f a c e t o Jerusalem
( p . 3 1 2 ) . Our o r i g i n a l
proposal t o W. W. Norton had c o n t a i n e d f u l l t e x t s o f
The Four Zoas and Jerusalem,
but t o come w i t h i n t h e
p u b l i s h e r ' s e s t i m a t e d p r i c e l i m i t o f $ 3 . 9 5 , we had
t o t r i m t h e t o t a l l e n g t h t o 600 pages, i n c l u d i n g
p i c t u r e s , s e l e c t i o n s from the p r o s e , and t h e c r i t i c a l
essays r e q u i r e d by the s e r i e s f o r m a t .
Sadly, during
t h e t h r e e years t h e book was i n process o f p u b l i c a t i o n , t h e a c t u a l p r i c e went up to $ 9 . 9 5 - - s t i l l the
p r i c e o f t h e second p r i n t i n g — a n d t h e r e i s o b v i o u s l y
now l i t t l e hope t h a t f u l l t e x t s o f t h e l o n g e r works
w i l l ever be r e s t o r e d i n a new e d i t i o n .
Our
c o r r e c t i o n s i n t h i s p r i n t i n g do n o t extend t o t h e
B i b l i o g r a p h y , because t h e p r i n t i n g was c a r r i e d o u t
b e f o r e we had s u b m i t t e d our new m a t e r i a l ; we s h a l l
n e v e r t h e l e s s i n d i c a t e t h e changes we had hoped to
make i n t h a t s e c t i o n .
The f o l l o w i n g l i s t i n c l u d e s
s u b s t a n t i a l changes; a s t e r i s k s ( * ) i n d i c a t e f u r t h e r
c o r r e c t i o n s which do not appear i n t h e new p r i n t i n g .
We would a p p r e c i a t e h e a r i n g from r e a d e r s who d i s c o v e r
e r r o r s we have o v e r l o o k e d .
p. x i . Add "To Thomas B u t t s , A p r i l
be J u l y 6 , 1803] . . . 478"
2 5 , 1803
*p. xxix.
Under "1779" add "Met Flaxman,
and d e l e t e Flaxman from t h e 1780 e n t r y .
[*should
sculptor"
p. x x x v i i .
For e n t r i e s under 1820 and 1 8 2 1 , B l a k e ' s
" T i m e s , " substitute
new e n t r i e s :
1820 ( J a n u a r y 29)
Death o f George I I I .
P r i n c e Regent Decomes George
IV ( c o r o n a t i o n June, 1 8 2 1 ) .
K e a t s ' s l a s t volume o f
poems. S h e l l e y ' s Prometheus
Unbound.
Southey's
A Vision of Judgment.
1821 Death o f Keats i n I t a l y .
S h e l l e y ' s Adonais . B y r o n ' s Cain, Don Juan I I I - I V .
*p. x l i i .
"The Holy Land" map: The s o u t h e r n
boundary o f t h e N o r t h e r n Kingdom s h o u l d be t h e r i v e r
Kanah; t h e l e t t e r s "NOR" exten d t o o f a r s o u t h .
In
t h e i n s e t , Golgotha s h o u l d be o u t s i d e t h e c i t y w a l l s .
p. x l i i i , 1 i n e 13 from b o t t o m .
read " e l o n g a t e d . "
p. x l v .
Befor e t h e f i n a l
paragraph:
For
"enlongated'
p a r a g r a p h , insert
a new
Assuming t h a t t h e r e a d er w i l l d e v e l o p a
tolerance for Blake's i r r e g u l a r i t i e s while
w o r k i n g t h r o u g h t h i s t e x t , we have a l t e r e d
B l a k e ' s p u n c t u a t i o n more i n t h e e a r l i e r poems,
less i n the l a t e r ones.
p. 1 7 .
Add a new sentence t o t h e l a s t
For some e a r l y d r a f t s ,
*p.
21.
see pp.
line:
176-181.
The l o p p e d - o f f d e s i g n , o m i t t i n g t h e boy who
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hands t h e grapes t o t h e g i r l , u n f o r t u n a t e l y c o u l d not
be c o r r e c t e d i n t h i s r e p r i n t i n g .
p. 40, footnote 7.
Add:
"cf. Jerusalem
p. 4 3 , f o o t n o t e 8 .
Add:
"cf.
'Earth's
15:8."
p. 47. Both stanzas of "The Sick Rose" should
appear on this page.
p. 49, add to footnote.
pp. 178-180."
For
colon a f t e r
"heaven,"
p. 1 2 1 , l i n e 6 ( 1 6 : 2 1 ) .
read c o l o n .
For
period a f t e r
p. 1 2 1 , f o o t n o t e 3.
"Vames" read
"Ore,"
Answer.'"
pp. 45-46. The last two stanzas of "The Little Girl
Found" should be on p. 45, the design on p. 46.
p. 48, last line of footnote.
"their."
p. 1 2 1 , l i n e 4 ( 1 6 : 1 9 ) .
read comma.
For "ther" read
"See drafts of this poem,
*p. 53, add to footnote 2. "See E. P. Thompson in
Interpreting
Blake, ed. Michael Phillips (1978)."
p. 54. Keyed to title, "Infant Sorrow," a new footnote 7: "See draft, pp. 180-182." Subsequent footnotes are renumbered.
*p.
124, f o o t n o t e 4 .
For
For
p. 127, p l a t e 5, l i n e 6.
"James."
" F a i r l y " read
For
"Fairy."
"worm" read
"worms."
p. 127, f o o t n o t e 3.
The second sentence o f t h i s
f o o t n o t e should read:
" R i n t r a h ' s bride Ocalython
p e r s o n i f i e s sexual j e a l o u s y and Palamabron's queen
E l y n i t t r i a personifies chastity . . . ."
p. 143, p l a t e 3 , l i n e 25 ( s t a n z a 5 ) .
Delete
"up."
p. 143, p l a t e 3 , l i n e 29 ( s t a n z a 6 ) .
read " a r r a y . "
For
p. 144, p l a t e 4 , l i n e 1 (stanza 3 ) .
after "desarts."
Delete
colon
p. 144, p l a t e 4 , l i n e 6 (stanz a 4 ) .
t o comma a f t e r " s o l i t u d e . "
Change
period
"army"
p. 69, line 25. For "of" read "on."
p. 8 2 , l i n e 8 .
borg's."
For
"Swendenborg's" read
"Sweden-
* p . 8 7 . Correct
"But t h e f o l l o w i n g C o n t r a r i e s t o
t h e s e a r e : " to " B ut t h e f o l l o w i n g C o n t r a r i e s t o
these are T r u e : "
p. 8 8 .
"A Memorable F a n c y , " l i n e 2:
ment" read " e n j o y m e n t s . "
p. 8 8 , l a s t l i n e o f p l a t e 6 .
comma t o s e m i c o l o n .
After
For
"rock"
"enjoy-
correct
p. 1 0 1 , f o o t n o t e 1 . For t h e f i r s t sentence o f t h i s
f o o t n o t e , substitute
a new s e n t e n c e :
"At t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h i s Memorable Fancy t h e D e v i l has appeared
in t h i s flame."
* p . 103, second p a r a g r a p h , l i n e 7 from b o t t o m .
Delete
" o f " ; phrase should read " t h e a n t a g o n i s t s
Ore and U r i z e n . "
p. 104. B e f o r e the f i n a l
paragraph:
p a r a g r a p h , insert
a new
p. 145, p l a t e 4 , l i n e 46 ( s t a n z a 2 ) .
after "blood."
Delete
p. 145, l a s t l i n e
" o ' e r " and b e f o r e
"the"
(stanza 4 ) .
"dark."
p. 1 2 1 , l i n e 2 (America 1 6 : 1 7 ) .
Insert
comma a f t e r
" A l b i o n " ; delete
comma a f t e r " G u a r d i a n s . "
Delete
Insert
comma
after
p. 146, p l a t e 5, l i n e 28 ( s t a n z a 7 ) .
Delete
(*And a f t e r " a r o u n d . " )
after "roof."
comma
* p . 147, p l a t e 8 , l i n e 2 (stanza 1 ) .
"hurtling."
"t"
Insert
in
p. 148, p l a t e 1 0 , l i n e 18 ( s t a n z a 2 ) .
after "links."
Insert
p. 1 5 1 , p l a t e 1 3 , l i n e 21 ( s t a n z a 1 ) .
to period a f t e r "hand."
Change c o l o n
p. 1 5 1 , p l a t e 13, l i n e 36 (stanza 4 ) .
after "region."
Insert
p. 152, p l a t e 15, l i n e 2 .
image."
America i s t h e f i r s t o f t h e "Lambeth
b o o k s , " works produced w h i l e the Blakes l i v e d
i n t h e Hercules b u i l d i n g s , Lambeth, on t h e
south s i d e o f the Thames (see map).
America,
Europe, The Song of Los, Urizen,
Ahania,
and
The Book of Los make up a d i s t i n c t s u b - g r o u p
i n B l a k e ' s canon, s h a r i n g common themes and
images o f t h e f a l l e n human c o n d i t i o n ; each o f
t h e s e has t h e word "Lambeth" on i t s t i t l e page.
p. 1 2 1 , l i n e 3 ( 1 6 : 1 8 ) .
"plagues."
p. 144, p l a t e 4 , l i n e 17 ( s t a n z a 5 ) . Change s e m i c o l o n to comma a f t e r " w a s " ; insert
period a f t e r
"womb."
Delete
hyphen i n
* p . 155, p l a t e 2 0 , l i n e 41 ( s t a n z a 8 ) .
f i r s t l e t t e r in " F r u i t s . "
p. 155, p l a t e 2 0 , l i n e 44 (stanza 9 ) .
read " F r o m . "
comma
period
"death
Capitalize
For
"Form"
p. 156, f i r s t l i n e i n stanza 5 . Change s e m i c o l o n
to c o l o n a f t e r " d e a t h " and c l o s e t h e space s e p a r a t i n g
t h i s l i n e from t h e remainder o f stanza 5.
p. 160, l i n e 5 from b o t t o m .
read "Urizen
24:17."
For
"early in
Urizen"
comma a f t e r
p. 178, l i n e 3.
For
"Hand o r eye" read
"hand & e y e . "
109
*p. 202, "The Mental Traveller," line 8. Add new
footnote 1, keyed to this line: "Cf. Psalms 126:5,
'They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.'" Renumber subsequent footnotes.
*p. 223, footnote 3, line 2 from bottom. Add comma
after "counterparts."
p. 232, MS page 123, line 20. For "piered" read
"piercd." (*And restore "20" line-number.)
*p. 244, footnote 7. For "suburbs" read "villages."
p. 264, plate 19, line 5. For "Armon" read "Arnon."
p. 272, line 2 from bottom.
"Westley."
For "Wesley" read
p. 297, plate 36, line 22. Change period to semicolon
after "whirlwind."
p. 306, plate 42, line 37. Change period to comma
after "prepar'd."
p. 312, line 6. For "entrusted" read "acknowledge"
(*the "c" in this word was omitted in the corrected
printing); for "Writing" read "Deities."
p. 312, footnote 4. Delete old footnote and
substitute
new one:
In published texts Erdman conjectured "entrusted" for the first "acknowledge" and "Writing"
for "Deities"; this new reading by Erdman
derives from an unpublished suggestion by
Michael J. To Hey.
p. 340, plate 62, line 17. Change period to semicolon after "weak."
*p. 359, line 7 of second paragraph.
colon before "the."
Insert
semi-
p. 361, at end of footnote 3. Add: "See also Leslie
Tannenbaum, Modern Philology
72 (1975)."
*p. 367, part 4, line 77. For "Sprit" read "Spirit."
p. 369, part 5, line 38. Insert
"Hipocricy."
period after
p. 369, part 5, line 39. Change semicolon to comma
after "way."
*p. 384, note 3. Delete
new one:
footnote and
substitute
Paraphrased from the opening lines of Urania
(1630) by the self-styled Water Poet, John
Taylor (1583-1653), sailor and pamphleteer.
*p. 417, lines 5-7. Delete sentence ("Since . . .
oration") and substitute
new one:
For information on the Chalcographic Society,
see Dennis Read, Philological
Quarterly
(forthcoming).
* p . 456. After "To Thomas B u t t s , January 10, 1802"
add, i n brackets, " [ i . e . , 1803]."
* p . 476, footnote 8. Change period to semicolon and
add "his wife was a semi-professional engraver
acquainted w i t h others i n Blake's c i r c l e . "
p. 478. Add the following excerpt from Blake's
l e t t e r to Butts o f A p r i l 25, 1803 [*should be July
6, 1803]:
Thus I hope that a l l our three years'
trouble Ends i n Good Luck at l a s t & shall be
forgot by my a f f e c t i o n s & only remember'd by
my Understanding; to be a Memento i n time to
come, & to speak to f u t u r e generations by a
Sublime A l l e g o r y , which i s now p e r f e c t l y
completed i n t o a Grand Poem. I may praise i t ,
since I dare not pretend to be any other than
the Secretary; the Authors are i n E t e r n i t y .
I
consider i t as the Grandest Poem t h a t t h i s World
contains. Allegory address'd to the I n t e l l e c tual powers, while i t i s altogether hidden from
the Corporeal Understanding, i s my d e f i n i t i o n
o f the Most Sublime Poetry; i t is also somewhat
i n the same manner defined by Plato. This Poem
s h a l l , by Divine Assistance, be progressively
Printed & Ornamented with Prints & given to the
Public.
p. 498, l i n e 3. Insert quotation mark before
"Irving";
delete quotation mark before "He."
Repunctuate l a s t four lines o f t h i s excerpt as
follows:
--'You never saw the s p i r i t u a l Sun--I have.-I saw him on Primrose Hi 11.--He said "Do you
take me f o r the Greek Apollo?" "No!" I s a i d .
"That" (pointing to the Sky) "That i s the Greek
Apollo—He i s Satan.' "
*pp. 602-607: Changes we intended to make i n the
Bibliography take i n t o account the followin g rules
of thumb: (1) specialized studies are mentioned
only i n headnotes and footnotes; (2) only the most
comprehensive recent treatments of major subjects
are included (these i n t u r n r e f e r to important
e a r l i e r s t u d i e s ) ; (3) essays included i n the books
l i s t e d under " V I . Collections o f Essays" do not
reappear under " V I I . Selected Essays"; (4) extensive
r e s e t t i n g o f type is not possible i n a corrected
printing.
We hesitate to mention "forthcoming" works
because we were wrong about the dates o f the B u t l i n
catalogue and the Clarendon e d i t i o n of Night
Thoughts, delayed i n p u b l i c a t i o n ; thus i n making
corrections we would produce the anomaly o f l i s t i n g
1980-81 books i n our 1979 e d i t i o n . We w i l l nevertheless venture to include i n our wished-for corrections several other recent books but w i l l not
attempt to add a r t i c l e s published a f t e r 1979. One
s t e l l a r book we had hoped to include now appears to
have been cancelled by Scolar Press before publicat i o n : S i r Geoffrey Keynes's e d i t i o n of Copy W of
Songs of Innocence and of EFperience, announced i n
Book Collector
29 (1980); such are the p e r i l s of
t r y i n g to keep a bibliography current f o r a f u t u r e
date of p u b l i c a t i o n .
110
* p . 602, l a s t l i n e . A f t e r " B r i t i s h Museum Collect i o n " insert "by P. Morgan, edited by G. E. Bentley,
Jr."
* p . 603, l i n e 1 . After "Library of Congress"
"by Ruth Fine Lehrer."
insert
*p. 603, lines 7-8. Delete final sentence of this
paragraph and substitute
a new sentence: "Martin
Butlin's The Paintings and Drawings of William
Blake (New Haven and London: Yale Univ. Press,
1981) is a complete catalogue raisonneV
*p. 603, mid-page.
"Facsimiles."
For "Facsimilies" read
* p . 603, under "Facsimiles of Manuscripts," i n the
correct alphabetical p o s i t i o n :
Tiriel:
Facsimile and Transcript of the Manuscript, Reproduction of the Drawings and a
Commentary on the Poem, by G. E. Bentley, J r .
Oxford: Clarendon, 1967.
*p. 603, line 3 from bottom. After "Book of Thel"
insert "edited by Nancy Bogen."
* p . 604, lines 1-2. Delete "six more i l l u m i n a t e d books
are scheduled for p u b l i c a t i o n in 1979."
* p . 604, l i n e 5. Add "and Blake's Grave by S. Foster
Damon (Providence: Brown Univ. Press, 1963); a f u l l
e d i t i o n o f t h i s work, with commentary by Robert N.
Essick and Morton D. Paley, appeared in 1982.
* p . 604, under " I I . A r t : Collections and
Commentaries," add a l l the f o l l o w i n g :
Bindman, David. William Blake 1757-1827. Munich:
Prestal Verlag and Hamburger Kunsthalle, 1975.
Dunbar, Pamela. William Blake's Illustrations
to
the Poetry of Milton.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1980.
(under Erdman) For "1979" read "1980."
Essick, Robert N. William Blake Printmaker.
Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, 1980.
Klonsky, Milton. Blake's Illustrations
New York: Harmony Books, 1980.
to Dante.
Mongan, Elizabeth and Wolf, Edwin I I . William
Blake 1757-1827. Philadelphia: Philadelphia
Museum of Art, 1939.
Russell, A. G. B. The Engravings of William
Blake. Boston: Houghton Mifflin', 1912; r p t .
New York: Benjamin Blom, 1968.
* p . 605, under "IV.
Biographies":
Keynes, Geoffrey. The Complete Portraiture of
William and Catherine Blake.
Paris and London:
Trianon Press, 1977.
* p . 605, under "V.
Books of C r i t i c i s m " :
Damrosch, Leopold, J r . Symbol and Truth in
Blake's Myth. Princeton: Princeton Univ.
Press, 1980.
George, Diana Hume. Blake and Freud.
Cornell Univ. Press, 1980.
* p . 606, under " V I .
Ithaca:
Collections of Essays":
P h i l l i p s , Michael, ed. Interpreting
Blake.
Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1978.
* p . 607, under " V I I .
Selected Essays":
Pechey, Graham. "The London Motif in Some
Eighteenth-Century Contexts: A Semiotic
Study." Literature and History, 1:4 (1976),
2-28.
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