Romantic Innocence Though Romanticism at large is not concerned with lost innocence only‚ but a whole array of human emotions‚ it is certainly an important theme for writers of this literary epoch. Several Romantic poems testify to this‚ as well as other Romantic or pre-Romantic literary texts. In the England of the 18th century‚ scientific progress along with industrialism had effected great changes in society. Europe on the whole was shifting rapidly: economically‚ socially and politically. In
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comparisons and contrasts between the two‚ although the same writer‚ William Blake‚ wrote them. He was born in London on 28‚ 1757 a period of time when enormous and rapid changes occurred in Europe‚ like the "Industrial"‚ "Agricultural" and the "French" revolutions. These "changes" in his life reflects his background and also had an effect on his style of writing. I will be looking at the subjects and themes of the poem and also focus at how Blake uses imagery‚ structure and form to create effects. The two
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Compare and Contrast The Romantics: William Blake and Mary Wolstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman sets out to invalidate the social and religious standards of her time in regards to gender‚ just as William Blake sets out to do the same for children. Both Blake and Wollstonecraft can be read by the average man and woman‚ lending its attention toward both upper and middle class. Wollstonecraft’s revolutionary themes of tyranny and oppression of women parallel
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- WILLIAM BLAKE The poem that I have selected to comment on is “LONDON’’ by William Blake. London is a poem by William Blake published in Songs of Experience in 1794. It is one of the few poems in Songs of Experience which does not have a corresponding poem in Songs of Innocence.. This work is dedicated to the analysis of the poem and the importance of the poem in Blake’s life. PERSONAL ANALYSIS OF THE POEM: In the poem‚ William Blake is specifically
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101 23 September 2014 Ambiguity of Youth; A Literary Analysis of Themes within “The Chimney Sweeper” In modern times childhood is perceived as moments of fun and happiness‚ being carefree and joyous‚ with little responsibility or struggle. William Blake was born during the Industrial Revolution which‚ in part‚ helped to shape the Romantic Era that is the foundation of his literary works. Through his writings you see a vast contrast in modern day childhood reality versus the reality of childhood
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Human Abstract”‚ by William Blake Before being good or bad‚ human beings are just humans who have to live with their own nature‚ which they sometimes cannot control. Man can do good or evil but he always makes it with a unique purpose‚ his personal satisfaction‚ because it is simply in his nature. Thus‚ human beings aware of good and evil are confronted with conflicting choices but they never act against their will. The poem‚ “The Human Abstract”‚ written by William Blake reflects on these characteristics
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Romantics: Blake & Shelley Although Both Blake and Shelley sought to enlighten the middle classes as to their social situation and even stir within them a sense of insurrection towards a Church both men saw as dictatorial‚ they each employed different literary techniques and devices to do so. Blake juxtaposes a garden with an imposing religious structure‚ a chapel‚ to highlight his theme of papal dominance of natural urges. The Sixteenth verse of Shelley’s "Ode to Liberty" also deals with ecclesiastical
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“London” by William Blake and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth The city of London has inspired many poets throughout the ages. Two of the most distinctive portrayals are William Blake’s “London” published in Songs of Experience in 1974 and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge‚ September 3‚ 1802” by William Wordsworth. While both Blake and Wordsworth comment on the conflict between appearance and reality‚ Blake shows the gloomy ugliness by taking down London’s streets. William Wordsworth’s
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Blake versus Keats Although William Blake and John Keats have very different writing styles both poets use images of nature in their poems. Blake’s "Introduction"‚ from Songs of Innocence‚ uses simple language. Keats’ "Ode on Melancholy" is dramatic. Although both authors use nature in their poems‚ Keats provides emotional drama to nature‚ while Blake’s references to nature are very simple and unclear. The nature imagery in Blake’s "Introduction" is that nature is wild and unpredictable. The
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