William Blake's The Book of Thel
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At the time he was writing his Songs of Innocence, William Blake was also beginning to explore the themes and characters that would populate his prophetic books. While written for children, with its consideration of such things as sexual identity and the fear of death, The Book of Thel is also a profoundly ambitious poem.
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William Blake's Songs of Experience
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After the childlike simplicity and wonder of Songs of Innocence, published at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, Blake followed with Songs of Experience, a much darker vision of the world. Including such famous poems as 'The Tyger', 'London' and 'The Sick Rose', these two collections are intended, as Blake wrote, to show the contrary states of the human soul.
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William Blake's Songs of Innocence
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William Blake's Songs of Innocence was a book that would completely transform our ideas of children's literature. Including many popular poems such as Holy Thursday and The Divine Image, these apparently simple songs contain profound reflections on love, nature and the imagination of children.
info_outlineAt the time he was writing his Songs of Innocence, William Blake was also beginning to explore the themes and characters that would populate his prophetic books. While written for children, with its consideration of such things as sexual identity and the fear of death, The Book of Thel is also a profoundly ambitious poem.