William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)All Tariffs and Duties included - no additional charges
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William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Hardback) (UK IMPORT). The Marriage of Heaven and Hell stands out. Title: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Among the beautiful and striking illuminated books etched and printed by William Blake. Author: William Blake. Produced as a beautiful facsimile, with a new, illuminating introduction, this is a special and thought-provoking gift book. Further DetailsTitle: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Condition: New Description: Among the beautiful and striking illuminated books etched and printed by William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell stands out. Written in 1790 at the beginning of the French Revolution, it represents Blake’s first attempt to create a new system of art, poetry and philosophy, declaring himself on the side of the devils in a world that was being turned upside down. While perhaps lesser known than his Songs of Innocence and of Experience, it has strong echoes throughout pop culture, and is arguably more influential on later generations of writers, thinkers and even musicians, from Aldous Huxley drawing on it as a key text to opening the doors of perception, which in turn gave The Doors their name, through to figures as diverse as Salman Rushdie, Benjamin Britten, Olga Tokarczuk and Keith Haring. Blake’s writing and art immediately draws the reader into a fantastical and surrealist landscape, where the protagonist converses with angels who have thrown their lot in with revolutionary hell, or chats with prophets and devils about the nature of God, the universe and everything. The gloriously illustrated edition, which opens with a poem, and takes the form of prose thereafter, is both a spirited satire on religion and morality, and expresses Blake's essential wisdom and philosophy. Produced as a beautiful facsimile, with a new, illuminating introduction, this is a special and thought-provoking gift book. Author: William Blake Contributor: Juliet Rylance (Foreword by), Mark Rylance (Foreword by), Sibylle Erle (Introduction by), Jason Whittaker (Introduction by), Tamsin Rosewell (Introduction by) Format: Hardback EAN: 9781917055253 ISBN: 9781917055253 Publisher: Tate Publishing Release Date: 11/06/2025 Language: English Item Height: 155mm Item Length: 105mm Item Width: 18mm Genre: Poetry & Drama Release Year: 2025 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
