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WILLIAM BLAKE - Coggle Diagram
WILLIAM BLAKE
Born in Soho (1757)
He attended school
Education by his mother
Inspiration to the Bible
Visionary religious feeling
Sent to Westminister Abbey
He became an engraver
1790-93: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
1791: The French Revolution
He published a set of poems
Songs of Innocence (1789)
Songs of Experience (1793)
Songs of Innocence and Experience
1804-20:Jerusalem
Shows his art work
Expression of his revolutionary beliefs
Songs of Innocence and Experience
Pastoral world of childhood
Contrast with adult world of corruption
Style simple and direct
Language and rhythms expressed symbolism
Set of poems
The Lamb
Meek virtues
The Tyger
Darker forces
Critical of State and Church
Critical of the Industrial Revolution
Love and hate, reason and energy
Complementary opposites
Man could know the world with imagination
Seeing beyond physical reality
Symbol of reason and repression