Project Gutenberg 2014-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 7177 Blake, William 1757 1827 Blake, W. (William) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mysticism Hell Heaven PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 60449 2025-09-18T10:39:09.613300 text/html 37560 2024-10-24T04:55:08 text/html 183106 2025-09-18T10:39:11.920265 application/epub+zip 181371 2025-09-18T10:39:10.211316 application/epub+zip 85780 2025-09-18T10:39:09.908272 application/epub+zip 219855 2025-09-18T10:39:13.426244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205652 2025-09-18T10:39:11.631248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109981 2022-09-20T16:59:56.279020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46742 2025-09-18T10:39:09.437285 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26785 2024-10-24T04:55:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17272 2025-09-18T10:39:13.549252 application/rdf+xml 12528 2025-09-18T10:39:09.984254 image/jpeg 1970 2025-09-18T10:39:09.946243 image/jpeg 176622 2025-09-18T10:39:09.627311 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia