An Analysis of William Blake ́s "The Marriage of Heaven and ...
Stefanos Vassiliadis
He explains: Its effect is to bring about the creation of an Edenic garden, presumably filled with the roses from the proverb, and an Adam figure (whose name, it will be remembered, means red earth) to inhabit it. 29 Another interesting account on the opening Argument is given by D. G. Gillham who suggests the following: The poem may be interpreted as stating that unproductive and passive men have established themselves as respectable, taking control of the civilization built up by ...