America a Prophecy: An Illuminated Manuscript

This volume of premium cosmic horror contains a high-quality facsimile edition of William Blake's original handwritten masterpiece, an introduction by Aladdin Collar, a plain-text companion of the poems, and a diagrammatic interpretation of Blake's unique pantheon of gods. Told through dense verses of symbol and esoteric cosmology, America a Prophecy details a Revolutionary War on a metaphysical plane. Heralded by thirteen colonial angels, the Christ-figure called Ore champions love and passion over the primordial Albion, and Albion's demonic aspect, the terrible Urizen. America a Prophecy is one of 12 Illuminated Prophecies by Blake, which together represent the first modern mythological system. This approach to literature (the development of a unique, fictional cosmology) was later adapted by notable authors such as Lord Dunsany, JRR Tolkein, and HP Lovecraft, before being integrated into mainstream popular entertainment.

Author: Aladdin Collar, William Blake
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 12/21/2015
Pages: 26
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.07d
ISBN13: 9781522823155
ISBN10: 1522823158
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

About the Author
William Blake (28 November 1757 - 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. (from wikipedia)

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