Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Figure Swept among Flames
A human figure twists diagonally within a great curling field of flame. The dark surrounding bands curve upwards around two blocks of handwritten verse. Blake joins the movement of fire and body in the poem’s struggle between revolutionary energy and enclosing powers.
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William Blake. "The Figure Swept among Flames" [editorial title]. In America: A Prophecy, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 29. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0268-0014
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A facsimile reproduction of William Blake’s illuminated book. Lettering and imagery are preserved together where they form a unified plate.
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America: A ProphecyWilliam BlakeUndated editionMore from this book
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William Blake. The Figure Swept among Flames. America: A Prophecy. Scan leaf 29. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0268-0014