Prophetic book · 1794

The Book of Urizen

by William Blake

Blake's myth of creation and fall: Urizen, the reasoning lawgiver, is cast out, bound by Los, and the material world and its religion take shape.

Contents · 11 parts

• Preludium7 lines
• Chap. I35 lines
• Chap. II49 lines
• Chap. III68 lines
• Chap. IV12 lines
• Chap. IV (second)89 lines
• Chap. V77 lines
• Chap. VI44 lines
• Chap. VII40 lines
• Chap. VIII54 lines
• Chap. IX48 lines

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