America : a prophecy / printed by William Blake in Lambeth in the year seventeen ninety three.
Series: Albion facsimilesPublication details: New York : United Book Guild, 1947.Description: [8] pages, [18] leaves : illustrations (some colour), facsimile ; 31 cmSubject(s): Summary: "Blake's purpose is to define the forces made manifest in the American Revolution, and to show the significance of that event in the spiritual history of man. He sees in the conflict between the English Government and the Colonies the commencement of the final struggle between the primal 'Contraries', Restraint and Desire, between 'the passive that obeys Reason' and 'the active springing from Energy'."| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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With a foreword by Ruthven Todd.
"Blake's purpose is to define the forces made manifest in the American Revolution, and to show the significance of that event in the spiritual history of man. He sees in the conflict between the English Government and the Colonies the commencement of the final struggle between the primal 'Contraries', Restraint and Desire, between 'the passive that obeys Reason' and 'the active springing from Energy'."