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William Blake
1757-1827 (70 years)
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Blake as Artist• William Blake is a visual artist FIRST and a poet
second – his poetry serves his engravings• Lower class origins • Nearly unknown in his lifetime – he is very
influenced by earlier writers and artists, but has no effect about others until 20th C
• Wildly original theology – God is “universal man,” and the original sin is human falling away from unity with one another into self-sufficiency– Poetry can provide insight into human condition, and is
potentially redemptive or salvific
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Title PageFromSongs ofInnocence
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Intro toSongs ofInnocence
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“The Lamb”fromSongs ofInnocence
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“Holy Thursday”fromSongs ofInnocence
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“InfantJoy” fromSongs of Innocence
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Title pagefrom 2nd
Edition-- bothInnocence andExperience
Note that this is the Expulsion from theGardenof Eden.
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Title pagefrom Songs of Experience
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“A PoisonTree” fromSong ofExperience
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“London” fromSongs ofExperience
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“The Tyger”fromSongs ofExperience
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Title Pagefrom “Marriage of Heavenand Hell”