4 - Garden Of Love Flashcards
Who wrote Garden of Love? What period was it written in?
William Blake
1789-94
How is Blake regarded in literature? When did he rise to fame?
One of the best British poets
After death
What movement is the poem part of? What was this movement focused on?
Romantic movement
Emotion and intuition
What 2 Revolutions influenced the Romantic movement?
French and American Revolutions
What laws did Blake often criticise? Why?
Marriage laws
It reduced love and affection to duty
What other movement was Blake a forerunner for? What did he call an end for with the state?
Free Love Movement
To stop interference in sexual matters
What does the Garden of Love focus on? What is it overrun by?
The speaker visiting a garden he visited in his youth
Religion
What biblical connotations does the “garden” have? What was the garden now prohibited by?
Links to the Garden of Eden
Religion
Why is “love” significant in the “garden”?
Symbolises Adam and Eve’s sin
