Title: The marriage of Heaven and Hell
Description: 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.
Subjects: 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 literature, Annotations and citations (Law), Law reports, digests, Mysticism in art
People: William Blake (1757-1827)
Time periods: 18th century, Facsimiles