Blake´s Human Form Divine´ has long commanded the spotlight. Beastly Blake shifts focus to the non-human creatures who populate Blake´s poetry and designs. The author of The Tyger´ and The Lamb´ was equally struck by the beastliness´ and the beauty of the animal kingdom, the utter otherness of animal subjectivity and the meaningful relationships between humans and other creatures. Conversing with the Animal forms of wisdom night & day´, Blake fathomed how much they have to teach us about creation and eternity. This collection ranges from real animals in Blake´s surroundings, to symbolic creatures in his mythology, to animal presences in his illustrations of Virgil, Dante, Hayley, and Stedman. It makes a third to follow Queer Blake and Sexy Blake in irreverently illuminating blind spots in Blake criticism. Beastly Blake will reward lovers of Blake´s writing and visual art, as well as those interested in Romanticism and animal studies.