William Blake

Paradise Lost
The first complete, full-color account of the iconic artists magnificent illustrations of Miltons works, centered around the classic epic of the fall of humankind.

John Miltons poetry played a pivotal role in the development of Blakes imagination and iconoclastic career, helping to shape his creativity and artistic process and provoking many of his greatest achievements as an artist and writer.

Thislavish volume showcases the artists illustrations for all of Miltons major works as well as his own epic poem inspired by the poet. In accessible prose written for a wide audience, it traces Blakes life and career as he struggled with Miltons legacy and ideas, using them to articulate his own unorthodox interpretations of scripture and thus establish his place in the history of literature and art. Thematic sections explore Blakes apocalyptic visions in his illuminated printing and poetry as prelude to the gre