Milton is an epic poem by William Blake, written and illustrated between 1804 and 1810. Its hero is John Milton, who returns from Heaven and unites with the author to explore the relationship between living writers and their predecessors, and to undergo a mystical journey to correct his own spiritual errors.[1][2][3]
Blake's Milton was printed in his characteristic combination of etched text and illustration supplemented by watercolour.[4]
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The artist and poet William Blake (1757–1827) was moved, provoked and inspired by the poetry of John Milton