THE BOOK OF URIZEN (Illustrated Edition)

Illuminated Manuscript with the Original Illustrations of William Blake

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Essays & Letters, Essays
Cover of the book THE BOOK OF URIZEN (Illustrated Edition) by William Blake, Musaicum Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William Blake ISBN: 9788027231690
Publisher: Musaicum Books Publication: November 15, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: William Blake
ISBN: 9788027231690
Publisher: Musaicum Books
Publication: November 15, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

"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 character Urizen in Blake's mythology, who represents alienated reason as the source of oppression. The book describes Urizen as the "primeaval priest", and describes how he became separated from the other Eternals to create his own alienated and enslaving realm of religious dogma. Los and Enitharmon create a space within Urizen's fallen universe to give birth to their son Orc, the spirit of revolution and freedom. In form, the book is a parody of the Book of Genesis, with Blake's Urizen being more similar to the demiurge of the Gnostics than a benevolent creator. The poems of William Blake reinterpret the spiritual history of the human race from the fall from Eden to the beginning of the French Revolution. Blake believed in the correspondence between the physical world and the spiritual world and used poetic metaphor to express these beliefs. In his poetry, we hear a man who look's for mankind to salvage his redemption from oppression through resurgence of imaginative life. The power of repression is a constant theme in Blake's poems and he articulates his belief in the titanic forces of revolt and the struggle for freedom against the guardians of tradition. William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

"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 character Urizen in Blake's mythology, who represents alienated reason as the source of oppression. The book describes Urizen as the "primeaval priest", and describes how he became separated from the other Eternals to create his own alienated and enslaving realm of religious dogma. Los and Enitharmon create a space within Urizen's fallen universe to give birth to their son Orc, the spirit of revolution and freedom. In form, the book is a parody of the Book of Genesis, with Blake's Urizen being more similar to the demiurge of the Gnostics than a benevolent creator. The poems of William Blake reinterpret the spiritual history of the human race from the fall from Eden to the beginning of the French Revolution. Blake believed in the correspondence between the physical world and the spiritual world and used poetic metaphor to express these beliefs. In his poetry, we hear a man who look's for mankind to salvage his redemption from oppression through resurgence of imaginative life. The power of repression is a constant theme in Blake's poems and he articulates his belief in the titanic forces of revolt and the struggle for freedom against the guardians of tradition. William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.

More books from Musaicum Books

Cover of the book THE HORLA by William Blake
Cover of the book Geschichte der Malerei (Alle 5 Bände) by William Blake
Cover of the book Mistris Lee by William Blake
Cover of the book Die Geschichten von Hans Bürgers Kindheit (Über 100 Kunstmärchen in einem Buch) by William Blake
Cover of the book The Complete History of the Habsburg Empire: 1232-1789 by William Blake
Cover of the book THE BOOK OF AHANIA by William Blake
Cover of the book THE MAN WITH THE BLACK FEATHER (Illustrated) by William Blake
Cover of the book Etzel Andergast by William Blake
Cover of the book The Poetical Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne by William Blake
Cover of the book Sämtliche Sonette (Zweisprachige Ausgabe: Deutsch-Englisch) by William Blake
Cover of the book Karl Philipp Moritz: Götterlehre - Mythologische Dichtungen der Alten by William Blake
Cover of the book Historische Romane von Henryk Sienkiewicz by William Blake
Cover of the book Praktisches Kochbuch für die gewöhnliche und feinere Küche (Mit über 1500 Rezepten) by William Blake
Cover of the book Der letzte Sonnensohn: Historischer Roman by William Blake
Cover of the book Der Geist des Pilgers: Das Gold von Caxamalca & Witberg by William Blake
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy