How to read William Blakes Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion @iammarkvernon
How to read William Blakes Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion @iammarkvernon
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Susanne Sklar and Mark Vernon explore William Blake's late, great poem, "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion"

"Of the Sleep of Ulro! and of the passage through Eternal Death! and of the awakening to Eternal Life," Blake tells us the epic is about.

Albion features, as does the heroine Jersualem, as well as Jesus.

So how did Blake weave together these figures? How can the poem be read? What is its message and theology? What insights does it offer today?

Susanne's book is "Blake's 'Jerusalem' As Visionary Theatre: Entering the Divine Body".

Mark's book is "Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination."

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How to read William Blake's "Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion"

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