Project Gutenberg 2014-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 4688 Blake, William 1757 1827 Blake, W. (William) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Produced by eagkw, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" by William Blake is a poetic work written in the late 18th century. This collection of philosophical writings and poetry explores the nature of good and evil, reason and energy, and the interplay of desire and restraint. It innovatively challenges traditional views of morality and spirituality, proposing that opposites are necessary for human existence and that energy, often labeled as "evil," is vital for understanding human experience. The book presents a series of provocative and imaginative ideas, conveyed through a combination of prose and verse. It opens with an argument regarding the necessity of contraries, positing that the division between good and evil is a construct of human perception. Blake employs the character of the Devil to voice dissenting ideas against conventional religious beliefs, advocating for the acceptance and celebration of human desires. Through memorable fancies and proverbs of hell, the text critiques societal norms and religious doctrines, emphasizing that true understanding and liberation come from embracing one's inherent energies and desires. The work is rich with allegory and has had a lasting impact on literature and philosophy, inviting readers to reconsider their perspectives on morality and existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45315/45315-h/images/cover.jpg en Mysticism Hell Heaven PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 60259 60269 2024-09-19T05:34:40.571958 2023-09-19T16:43:27.887131 text/html text/html 57630 2014-04-04T11:14:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii 175121 2014-04-04T11:14:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 182924 2024-09-19T05:34:43.041956 application/epub+zip 181446 2024-09-19T05:34:41.164975 application/epub+zip 85835 2024-09-19T05:34:40.860966 application/epub+zip 219823 2024-09-19T05:34:44.666956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205620 2024-09-19T05:34:42.730957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109981 2022-09-20T16:59:56.279020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46896 46700 2024-09-19T05:34:40.366951 2023-09-19T16:43:27.700131 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46722 2014-04-04T11:14:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18397 2014-04-04T11:14:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18702 2024-09-19T05:34:44.788939 application/rdf+xml 12528 2024-09-19T05:34:40.933961 image/jpeg 1970 2024-09-19T05:34:40.896952 image/jpeg 176636 2024-09-19T05:34:40.584956 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia