Proverbs of Hell
by William Blake
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William Blake, an English poet, painter, and printmaker, wrote a sequence of poems titled "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" that mimicked biblical prophesy. Blake, who was mostly ignored during his lifetime, is now regarded as a key influence in the development of Romantic-era poetry and visual art. Blake's deeply held Romantic and revolutionary views are expressed throughout the text.
The theme for the work, which Blake borrowed from Milton's Paradise Lost and Dantes's Inferno, is the narrator's trip to Hell. The entire book is written in prose, with the exception of the Song of Liberty and the Introductory Argument.
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Criticism and interpretation, English Illumination of books and manuscripts, English Manuscripts, English Philosophy, Facsimiles, Heaven, Hell, Illustrations, Manuscripts, Manuscripts Facsimiles, open_syllabus_project, Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Blake, William), Poetry (poetic works by one author), English poetry, English literaturePeople
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The marriage of Heaven and Hell: in full color
1994, Dover Publications
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0486281221 9780486281223
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Selections from the author's The marriage of Heaven and Hell.
Limited ed. of 125 numbered copies signed by the illustrator.
Bentley, G.E., Blake books, B311
Gift to Victoria University Library. Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.
Robarts Library copy: No. 75.
Victoria University Library copy is no. 50 of 125 copies signed by the illustrator.
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