The Book Of Urizen by William Blake
A dark, mythic creation-myth in which a self-enclosed figure of reason imposes laws and boundaries that fracture an original unity, bringing into being a cold, limited material world and widespread suffering; opposed by a prophetic imaginative force that forges forms, laments imprisonment, and anticipates renewal, the poem unfolds as a densely symbolic, apocalyptic vision critiquing restrictive rationality and celebrating the redemptive power of creativity.
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- Published
- 1794
- Nationality
- English
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- First Book of Urizen
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