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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

By William Blake

Cover of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Cover: The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834 by J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

In Blake's prophetic book the poet dines with devils, collects their Proverbs of Hell, and argues that energy is eternal delight and that reason alone starves the soul. It is part verse and part prose and ends with A Song of Liberty.

Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.

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Table of contents

  1. 1: The Argument
  2. 2: The Voice of the Devil
  3. 3: A Memorable Fancy
  4. 4: Proverbs of Hell
  5. 5: A Memorable Fancy
  6. 6: A Memorable Fancy
  7. 7: A Memorable Fancy
  8. 8: A Memorable Fancy
  9. 9: A Song of Liberty
  10. 10: Chorus