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William Blake Poet Artist. “The Lamb” Songs of Innocence. “The Tiger” Songs of Experience. William Blake’s Literary and Cultural Influence. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell , one of Blake’s most important works, has been very influential. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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William Blake

Poet

Artist

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“The Lamb”

Songs of Innocence

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“The Tiger”

Songs of Experience

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William Blake’s Literary and Cultural Influence

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, one of Blake’s most important works, has been very influential.

Aldous Huxley took the name for one of his most famous works,

The Doors of Perception, from Blake’s essay.

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C.S. Lewis, a British novelist, literary critic, theologian, and Christian apologist, wrote The Great Divorce in response to Blake’s essay.

C.S. Lewis was a contemporary of Huxley’s.

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The DoorsThe Doors, an American

rock band, took their name from Blake’s essay.

"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."