The Early Illuminated Books

by Blake, William; Eaves, Morris; Essick, Robert N.; Viscomi, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780691001470
• ISBN10: 0691001472
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-04
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

Summary

The core of William Blake's vision, his greatness as one of the British Romantics, is most fully expressed in his Illuminated Books, masterworks of art and text intertwined and mutually enriching. Made possible by recent advances in printing and reproduction technology, the publication of new editions ofJerusalemandSongs of Innocence and of Experiencein 1991 was a major publishing event. Now these two volumes are followed byThe Early Illuminated BooksandMilton, A Poem. The books in both volumes are reproduced from the best available copies of Blake's originals and in faithfulness and accuracy match the acclaimed standards set byJerusalemandSongs. These two volumes are uniform in format and binding with the first two volumes. The Early Illuminated BookscomprisesAll Religions Are OneandThere Is No Natural Religion;Thel;Marriage of Heaven and Hell; andVisions of the Daughters of Albion.Milton, A Poem, second only toJerusalemin extent and ambition, is accompanied byLaocoouml;n,The Ghost of Abel, andOn Homer's Poetry.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	7	(1)
David Bindman, General Editor
FOREWORD	8	(1)
INTRODUCTION	9	(7)
A NOTE ON TEXTS AND VARIANTS	16	(2)
CITATIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS	18	(3)
ALL RELIGIONS ARE ONE and THERE IS NO NATURAL RELIGION	21	(50)
Introduction	21	(22)
Text and Reproduction	43	(25)
Supplementary Illustrations	68	(3)
THE BOOK OF THEL	71	(42)
Introduction	71	(16)
Text and Reproduction	87	(15)
Supplementary Illustrations	102	(6)
Notes to Blake's Text	108	(5)
THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL	113	(112)
Introduction	113	(28)
Text and Reproduction	141	(53)
Supplementary Illustrations	194	(14)
Notes to Blake's Text	208	(17)
VISIONS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ALBION	225	(54)
Introduction	225	(18)
Text and Reproduction	243	(21)
Supplementary Illustrations	264	(11)
Notes to Blake's Text	275	(4)
WORKS CITED	279