To Go Forth to the Great Harvest

Title

To Go Forth to the Great Harvest

Student Commentary:

The central figure in this image from Milton (1967 facsimile) is a female figure with flowing blond locks of hair. Her arms are raised up towards the sky, and a blue robe flows from her fingertips to the earth beneath her feet. This female is likely Ololon, a spirit symbolic of the character of Milton. On either side of her are male figures who face towards the center to look at her. They are encased in some sort of multi-colored cocoon that appears to be made of a soft material, such as grains or feathers. At the top of the plate are the words that end the epic poem: “To go Forth to the Great Harvest & Vintage of the Nations. Finis.”

Links:

Detailed View of Image at the William Blake Archive

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William Blake@Union Digital Collection