The Book of Urizen — is one of the major prophetic books of the English poet William Blake, illustrated by Blake s own plates. It was originally published as The First Book of Urizen in 1794. Later editions dropped the word first . The book takes its name from the… … Wikipedia
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell — The title page of the book, copy D. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a book by the English poet and printmaker William Blake. It is a series of texts written in imitation of biblical books of prophecy but expressing Blake s own intensely… … Wikipedia
The Song of Los — (written 1795) is one of William Blake s epic poems known as prophetic books. The poem consists of two sections, Africa and Asia . In the first section Blake catalogs the decline of morality in Europe, which he blames on both the African slave… … Wikipedia
The Tyger — A William Blake original of The Tyger, printed c. 1795 The Tyger is a poem by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794 (see 1794 in poetry). It is one of Blake s best known and most… … Wikipedia
The Sick Rose — Hand coloured print, issued c.1826. A copy held by the Fitzwilliam Museum, London[1] The Sick Rose is a poem by William Blake. The first publication was … Wikipedia
Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion — Jerusalem, subtitled The Emanation of the Giant Albion, was the last, longest, and greatest in scope of the prophetic books written and illustrated by the poet, artist, and engraver William Blake. Confusingly, the lyric to Blake s famous hymn,… … Wikipedia
Ahania — is the emanation, or female counterpart, of Urizen in William Blake s mythology. References* cite book last = Erdman first = David V. (Editor) authorlink = David V. Erdman coauthors = Harold Bloom title = The Complete Poetry and Prose of William… … Wikipedia
William Blake's mythology — The prophetic books of the English poet and artist William Blake contain a rich invented mythology (mythopoeia), in which Blake worked to encode his revolutionary spiritual and political ideas into a prophecy for a new age. This desire to… … Wikipedia
Descriptive Catalogue (1809) — The title page of the Descriptive Catalogue The Descriptive Catalogue of 1809 is a description of, and prospectus for, an exhibition by William Blake of a number of his own illustrations for various topics, but most notably including a set of… … Wikipedia
William Blake's prophetic books — The prophetic books of the English poet and artist William Blake are a series of difficult and obscure poetic works. While Blake worked as a commercial illustrator, these books were ones that he produced, with his own engravings, as an extended… … Wikipedia
