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“I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s”—William Blake’s “I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s”—William Blake’s

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Jerusalem William blake 17571827 The Simple Life of Blake Worked as an engraver and professional artist but was always very poor especially later in life His life is considered simple and boring ID: 698784

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“I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s”—William Blake’s Jerusalem

William blake

(1757-1827)Slide2

The Simple Life of Blake

Worked

as an engraver and professional

artist, but was always very poor, especially later in life.

His

life is considered

simple and boring

.

Claimed

to see visions of angels, spirits, and ghosts of kings and

queens.

His work received little attention, and when it did, most found it (and him) weird, confusing, or even insane.Slide3

Blake = Early Romantic

Romanticism: a movement that developed during the late 18th and early 19th centuries as a reaction against the Restoration and Enlightenment period’s focus on logic and reason.

In addition, Romantic poets like Blake reacted against the social, political, and spiritual abuses during

their lifetimes.

Romantics believe in the individual, imagination, and democracy

,

and often depict man alone,

contemplating nature, working out

his

own destinies

.Slide4

Blake’s Religious and Political Views

He

was politically

rebellious and mixed with radicals.

Blake

strongly criticized

how the capitalist and industrialized system abused its people,

saying that the "dark satanic mills left men unemployed, killed children and forced prostitution."

Though a devout Christian, Blake also attacked the English Church because he thought the doctrines were being misused as a form of social control meant to encourage the people to be passively obedient and accept oppression, poverty, and inequality.Slide5

Blake’s Artistic and Poetic Vision

Often called a visionary artist, Blake crafted a variety of poetry, paintings, drawings, and engravings throughout his life.

As a poet, Blake is considered a

symbolist, or a mystic; many poems are obscure and can be interpreted only

symbolically.

Blake used his art and poetry as a way to inspire imagination instead of reason and logic. Slide6

Blake’s ArtworkSlide7

Blake’s Engraved PoetrySlide8

Songs of Innocence and Experience

Songs of Innocence

were published in 1789.

Songs of Experience

were combined with the

Songs of Innocence

in 1794.

The combined edition has the following subtitle: “Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul.” Slide9

Songs of Innocence

According to Blake, “innocence” is a state of genuine love and naïve trust toward all humankind, and a unquestioned belief in Christianity.

These poems present

a happy

world full of

GOOD

and without suffering; all is in harmony

.

Formatted as a children’s book with joyful tones and singsong rhymes. Slide10

Songs of Experience

The state of “experience” marks how one can clearly see the cruelty and hypocrisy of human nature and society.

These poems show the sufferings of the miserable and poor because as a person gains “experience,” he also gains a fuller understanding of the power of

EVIL

, misery, and pain.

Also formatted as a children’s book, but the tones are angry, fearful, and dark.

Slide11

Brainstorm

Make a list of the connotations you associate with a lamb and a tiger. Think of at least five concepts, ideas, people, and/or items for each.

Be prepared to share.Slide12

“The Lamb”

Symbolism:

Lamb = Jesus (“Lamb of God”)

Tone

: joyful, bright, happy

Reveals

his confidence in his simple Christian faith and his innocent acceptance of its

teachings—but there is a noticeable absence of “evil.”Slide13

“The Tyger”

Companion piece to “The Lamb”

“Did he who made the Lamb make thee

?”

Symbolism

:

Blacksmith = God/Creator

Tyger = evil/violence

Tone

: dark, fearful,

questioning

Speaker questions the reason for the existence of evil in the world; did

God create evil?Blake concludes that “without contraries is no progression.”