This study traces the links between William Blake's ideas and radical Christian cultures in late eighteenth-century England. A detailed and historically-grounded study of a key literary figure, this book should appeal to Blake scholars and historians with an interest in the radical and religious culture of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century England. New research on Blake's links to, and reaction against, the Swedenborg New Church make this study a valuable addition to scholarship in this area.

Robert Rix is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Languages at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Contents: Introduction; Religious themes and early contexts; Libertines, liberators and legislators; Swedenborgianism; From Swedenborg to radical politics; International Swedenborgians in London; The divine image; The Marriage of Heaven and Hell as satire; The visionary marketplace; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.