Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Once regarded as a brilliant eccentric whose works skirted the outer fringes of English art and literature William Blake (1757-1827) is today recognized as a major poet a profound thinker and one of the most original and exciting English artists. Nowhere is his glorious poetic and pictorial legacy more evident than in <i>The Marriage of Heaven and Hell </i> which many consider his most inspired and original work.<br><i>The Marriage of Heaven and Hell</i> is both a humorous satire on religion and morality and a work that concisely expresses Blake's essential wisdom and philosophy much of it revealed in the 70 aphorisms of his Proverbs of Hell. This beautiful edition reproduced from a rare facsimile invites readers to enjoy the rich character of Blake's own hand-printed text along with his deeply stirring illustrations reproduced on 27 full-color plates. A typeset transcription of the text is included.