The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Blake
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, William Blake
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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Author: William Blake

Narrator: Jason Rosette

Unabridged: 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Camerado Media

Published: 05/08/2020

Synopsis

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - as Featured in the Jim Jarmusch Film 'Dead Man', Starring Johnny Depp!A new and strikingly illustrated visual re-interpretation of the classic mystical poetic work by the English poet and printmaker William Blake, 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' is a must-read for any serious literati or poet. Narrated by award winning producer-narrator Jason RosetteBlake's groundbreaking work may be best known for the prophetic chapter 'Proverbs of Hell':"Drive your cart and your plough over the bones of the dead""The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom""Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity"(and more)Timeless aphorisms combined with a pioneering visionary Romantic spirit make 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' a must-read for any serious poet or literati. The book was composed between 1790 and 1793 in the period of ferment and political conflict immediately following the French Revolution.

About William Blake

William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, artist, and printmaker. Although largely unrecognized during his lifetime, he is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. He is held in high regard by critics for his expressiveness and creativity and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. He produced a diverse and symbolically rich body of works that embraced the imagination as “the body of God” or “human existence itself.” Reverent of the Bible but hostile to the Church of England, he was influenced by the ideals and ambitions of the French and American revolutions, as well as by such thinkers as Emanuel Swedenborg.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on April 24, 2023

This little book is above my pay grade. It's "unique," and if you're a William Blake fan, you'll love it. I was going to send it back because I was too stupid to comprehend it. Wife thumbed through the pages and said, "It's unique. Keep it." Devil seems to be saying that body and soul are inseparable.......more

Goodreads review by kaelan on April 26, 2020

This, quite frankly, is one of the greatest pieces of literature I've ever read⁠—in fact, extend 'literature' to include philosophy and theology as well. It's mad, complicated, mystical... suffice to say, it's essentially mind-expanding. Works of genius, I find, fall under two basic categories: those......more

Goodreads review by Carolina on February 17, 2015

I’ve always loved provocative poetry. Not sensationalist I-don’t-even-have-a-good-reason-to-do-this provocative poetry, but rather pondered provocation disguised in insanity. That’s what The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is. Blake’s conception does not reject religion altogether. Instead, Blake critic......more

Goodreads review by Ulysse on May 27, 2023

Centootto There was a young seer called Blake Who seldom made a single mistake But like all who can see And all those who are free He was laughed at and seen as a fake A sinistra... / A destra... .......more

Goodreads review by Max on January 05, 2010

Hm... The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, eh? I read C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce before I read this, and I think his preface there sums up my thoughts on the work:Blake wrote The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. If I have written of their Divorce, this is not because I think myself a fit antagonist......more

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