The Book of Urizen
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The Book of Urizen is a prophetic illuminated book by William Blake that presents a mythic origin story of a tyrannical lawgiver god within Blake’s unique personal mythology.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
illuminated book
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poem ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| author | William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between imagination and reason
ⓘ
fragmentation of the human psyche ⓘ imprisonment by moral law ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Urizen as a tyrannical lawgiver god NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Enitharmon
NERFINISHED
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Los NERFINISHED ⓘ Urizen's sons ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Book of Los
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Song of Los NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Book of Thel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mythopoeia
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religious poetry ⓘ visionary literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hand-colored plates
ⓘ
intaglio printing ⓘ relief etching ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Romantic literary criticism
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modern mythopoeic literature ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptCopies | multiple extant copies with variant plates ⓘ |
| illustrator | William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic period ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Urizen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | ink and watercolor on paper ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mythologicalSystem | Blake's personal mythology ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | prophetic voice ⓘ |
| partOf | William Blake's prophetic books ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationYear | 1794 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
America a Prophecy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe a Prophecy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton: A Poem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | chapters ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Blake studies
ⓘ
Romanticism courses ⓘ |
| subject |
Blakean mythology
NERFINISHED
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bondage of law ⓘ cosmogony ⓘ creation myth ⓘ fall of reason ⓘ |
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