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William Blake (Rebel and outsider; sympathetic to French and American…
William Blake
Rebel and outsider; sympathetic to French and American revolutions (rebellion)
Disagreed with industrial revolution (nature)
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Several poems are reflexive drawing attention to their own composition and foregrounding the writer as a prophet of sorts
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Structure: uses the collection to establish a world of freedom and innocence, so he can then contrast this with the forces that bring about the loss and innocence and create suffering
If human beings live in harmony, there will be no sorrow of children or 'little birds'
Tory government feared a revolution happening like it did in France - political unrest led to harsh policy making
Industrial revolution - industrial magnates making money on the backs of the proletariat and slave trade - Blake argues against slavery in Little Black Boy
Condemns those who wield power (Church, industry)
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Contain radical, rebellious attacks on the church, monarchy and government of 18th and early 19th centuries
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symbols and metaphors to articulate his complex ideas and views of the world as the collection is complex and not straightforward - ambiguity
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The Chimney Sweepers cry is covered up by the Church, London
The Church fails to look after children, portrayed as complacent against oppression
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World of innocence, safety and security
Creates an idealised world, part of political message, protest is indirect
The collection makes readers question about their present world and the value and nature of experience
Innocent world is set up as an example of the present world, similar in More's Utopia
Creates a world where people are free, children are happy, shows a glimpse of this in the Chimney Sweeper, contrast to the imagery of death throughout
Echoing Green, humans are in harmony with nature and eachother, the oak tree is a symbol of strength and security, what a good government should be
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