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- Title
Blake’s ‘Proverbs Of Hell’.
- Authors
Miner, Paul
- Abstract
A critique of the book "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" by William Blake is presented, focusing on the section titled "Proverbs of Hell." Blake's references to the fame of poets and artists, the proverbs of King Solomon, and biblical sources are mentioned. The influence on Blake's work of the poems "Paradise Lost" and "On Time" by John Milton is described, and themes of shame, creativity, and fools in literature are discussed.
- Subjects
MARRIAGE of Heaven &; Hell, The (Book); BLAKE, William, 1757-1827; PROVERBS -- History &; criticism; HELL in literature; FAME in literature; SOLOMON, King of Israel, ca. 1011 B.C.-931 B.C.; MILTON, John, 1608-1674
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2012, Vol 59, Issue 3, p350
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjs124