Blake Flashcards
Marsh, on his work
“complex symbolism that challenges readers to delve deeper into the meaning behind his words”
Brassington, on religion
“His reading of the Bible… informs all his poetry”
Ackroyd, on his poetry
“poetry of loss and denunciation”
Ackroyd, on Blake
“The last great religious poet in England”
Erdmon
“a profound synthesis of innocence and experience”
Anon, against “profound synthesis”
“Innocence represents the ideal state and experience represents the reality”
Erdmon
The Tyger could represent the Parisian sans culottes.
Eagleton, on Blake
“saw the political as inseparable from art, ethics, sexuality and the imagination”
Eaves, on modern study of Blake
“Blake’s revolutionary spirit” makes his poetry relevant
Norton, on Blake’s religion
“a significant tool of the ruling class”
Evans
“wisdom speaks with the voice of a child”
Kennedy
“innocence has a divine source”
Marsh
“repeated emphasis on natural impulses, honesty and freedom in love”
Mellor, on Blake’s poetry
“emphasises individual revelation”
