The marriage of Heaven and 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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Facsim. of copy D in William Blake's illuminated books : a census / G.L. Keynes. Copy D is in the Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress.
"Published ... for the William Blake Trust, London"--Leaf [1] at end.
Originally published: London : ca. 1794.
"526 copies ... 20 copies numbered I to XX, each containing a set of hand-coloured plates showing progressive stages ... 240 copies numbered 1 to 240 for distribution in the United Kingdom. 240 copies numbered 241 to 480 for distribution in the United States. 26 copies numbered A to Z are reserved for the Library of Congress, Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, the trustees of the Blake Trust and the publishers"--Leaf [4] at end.
"A song of liberty": leaves 25-27.
"Description and bibliographical statement" (leaves [2]-[3] signed: Geoffrey Keynes.
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