{"product_id":"9780486281223-the-marriage-of-heaven-and-hell","title":"The Marriage of Heaven and Hell","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Facsimile in Full Color\u003cbr\u003eThis vivid facsimile of Blake's romantic and revolutionary publication offers a concise expression of his essential wisdom and philosophy. His distinctive hand-lettered text is accompanied by 27 color plates of his stirring illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, which many consider his most inspired and original work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eProverbs of Hell\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56081716904310,"sku":"9780486281223","price":10.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32485015.jpg?v=1754973455","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780486281223-the-marriage-of-heaven-and-hell","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}