The Early Prophetic Books 1

The first book, 'America a Prophecy', describes Orc's encouragement of the rebellion in the Americas. The work begins with the King of England trembling as he sees Orc. Orc provokes the people to rise up, and he witnesses an apocalyptic revelation of a new world. The second book, 'Europe a Prophecy', describes the rebellion in France. Blake felt that there was a strong connection between the American and French revolutions and that these revolutions had a universal and historical impact. 'The French Revolution' was intended as a poetic history of these current events in Blake's life and was supposed to be an account of Blake's understanding of the French Revolution. 'Visions of the Daughters of Albion is widely read as a tribute to free love since the relationship between Bromion and Oothoon is held together only by laws and not by love.