{"product_id":"william-blake-marriage-of-heaven-hell-9781849769983","title":"William Blake: Marriage of Heaven \u0026 Hell","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of William Blake's most inspired and influential books, now stunningly reproduced in a beautiful facsimile\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the beautiful and striking illuminated books etched and printed by William Blake, \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Although not as well-known as \u003ci\u003eThe Songs of Innocence and of Experience, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 throws 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 happily 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 humorous 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Blake,Sibylle Erle,Jason Whittaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tate Publishing(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.23h x 4.26w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849769983","brand":"Tate Publishing(UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717312073865,"sku":"9781849769983","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9c2ef474-1891-45c9-b005-7f25fb97cb73.jpg?v=1778611964","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/william-blake-marriage-of-heaven-hell-9781849769983","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}