Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion

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"Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion" is a prophetic illuminated book by William Blake that combines complex mythology, visionary poetry, and hand-colored engravings to explore themes of spiritual awakening, redemption, and the nature of England.

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instanceOf illuminated book
poem
prophetic book
approximateCompletionYear 1820
author William Blake
compositionPeriod early 19th century
countryOfOrigin England
United Kingdom
creator William Blake
engraver William Blake
exploresTheme fall and redemption of humanity
imagination versus reason
nature of England
spiritual regeneration
featuresCharacter Albion
Enitharmon
Jerusalem
Los
Urizen
linked to: Demiurge

Vala
genre illuminated printing
prophetic poetry
visionary poetry
hasPart Plate 1
Plate 10
Plate 11
Plate 12
Plate 13
Plate 14
Plate 15
Plate 16
Plate 17
Plate 18
Plate 19
Plate 2
Plate 20
Plate 3
Plate 4
Plate 5
Plate 6
Plate 7
Plate 8
Plate 9
illustrationTechnique hand-colored engraving
illustrator William Blake
influencedBy Christian theology
mysticism
the Bible
linked to: Bible
language English
literaryForm epic poem
movement Romanticism
partOf William Blake's prophetic books
printingTechnique relief etching
relatedWork Milton: A Poem
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
The Four Zoas
subject British identity
Christian mysticism
England
mythology
redemption
spiritual awakening
visionary experience

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William Blake notableWork Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion
The Book of Urizen relatedWork Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion
linked to: Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion
Milton: A Poem relatedWork Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion