How long does it take to read The Marriage of Heaven and Hell?
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake takes about 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 56 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1793. 51 pages, about 14,025 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 34 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
William Blake, an English poet, painter, and printmaker, wrote a sequence of poems titled "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" that mimicked biblical prophesy. Blake, who was mostly ignored during his lifetime, is now regarded as a key influence in the development of Romantic-era poetry and visual art. Blake's deeply held Romantic and revolutionary views are expressed throughout the text. The theme for the work, which Blake borrowed from Milton's Paradise Lost and Dantes's Inferno, is the narrator's trip to Hell. The entire book is written in prose, with the exception of the Song of Liberty and the Introductory Argument.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, English Manuscripts, English Philosophy, Facsimiles, Heaven, Hell
