Skinning “The Lamb” and “The Tyger”

Jose, Chiramel Paul

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“…1, January 2024: 10 -23 multiwatering meaning and drive the reader's heart in the form of messages, mandates, or the shape of the mood merely (Mansoben, 2023). William Blake is a truly unusual artist as he carved out his poetry alongside gorgeous paintings and had them printed using lighted paintings and copper plates etched by himself (Jose, 2015).William Blake is a celebrated poet and artist from England then widely acknowledged for his imaginative and symbol-laden poetry. It is in line with (Markos, 2010), who said Blake's work is the vivid, disjointed, symbol-laden qualities of those enigmatic works.…”

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Study of Ten Poems Written by William Blake

Reza,

Ira Maisarah

2024

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This study aims to present findings focused on the analysis of figurative language and central themes in a collection of ten poems by William Blake. Qualitative research methodology is used to conduct a comprehensive analysis. Among the ten poems, the writer discovered that the predominant use of figurative language is metaphors. Furthermore, the theme explored in the poem "Ah Sunflower" pertains to the concept of life beyond death, and the theme depicted in "The Sick Rose" revolves around desire and passion, then the theme conveyed in "A Poison Tree" revolves around anger and negative emotions. In contrast, the theme depicted in "A Dream" revolves around the narrative of an individual's life. The theme explored in "A Divine Image" pertains to the portrayal of humanity. "The Tyger" revolves around religious beliefs, portraying God as powerful and magnificent. "Infant Joy" revolves around the dialogue between a child and an adult. The central idea explored in "London" revolves around portraying the daily experiences of individuals residing in London. The poem explicitly highlights Blake's dissatisfaction with the prevailing political circumstances during his existence. The central theme of "Love Secret" revolves around emotions, feelings, and the power of imagination. The primary theme of the final poem, "The Lamb," delves into matters of spirituality, mainly focusing on the grandeur of God, His creations, the presence of peace, and the quality of gentleness. The predominant theme frequently explored by the writer centered around the relationship between humanity and the divine.

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Study of Ten Poems Written by William Blake

Reza,

Ira Maisarah

2024

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“…Jeannie Campe (2004) studies Blake"s theories concerning illustrative design and how it affects the reading of the poems. Chiramel Paul Jose (2015) has done an in-depth analysis of the two poems "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" against the background of the Bible. According to him, Blake set in the context of his idea of Innocence and Experience and at the same time deeming the text of the poems together with the painting on his illuminated page of that poem.…”

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Romantic Individuation and Individualism: Re-reading William Blake’s Vision of Romantic “Thingliness”

Ngide¹

2019

IJLL

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In this article, we are introducing three terminologies, namely "Individuation", "Individualism" and "Thingliness" as far as Blake"s Romantic vision is concerned. We posit that Blake"s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, besides portraying the two contrary states of the human person, are journeys of life from individuation, through individualism and back to individuation, rather to "Thingliness". Put differently, the Songs of Innocence define who we are and the process by which we can fulfil our potential to become all that we can be (Individuation) whereas the Songs of Experience define what we have become (Individualism) and the process by which we can become what we were before (Thingliness). The first is a state of perfect harmony in the cosmos, the second is disharmony and the third is a journey back to the state of perfect harmony. To inform our discourse, we make recourse to the psychoanalytical theories of Carl Jung and Ecocriticism. IntroductionWilliam Blake"s poetry has been the subject of many and diverse interpretations from critics and reviewers, with varied analyses of either individual poems, a collection of poems or even Blake"s vision as derived from his poetry in both the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. A good number of these critics and reviewers have pitted the Songs against each other in their contrary natures and states. Others, however, have given credence to what they call the silent voices in Blake"s Songs. William J. Martin (2013) contends that many critics of Blake:….have focused their attention on the galaxy of characters whose voices are heard throughout Blake's poems. These are the voices of London's disenfranchised-the men, women and children who thronged London's streets and whose piteous cries became the object of Blake's concern. However, in addition to these spoken voices there runs throughout Songs an undercurrent of silent voices-voices that can be inferred, or as Blake would say, imagined-which speaks no less directly to the reader but which sustains Blake's depiction of the frightful living conditions he witnessed daily in late eighteenth century London. (1)

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An Analysis of Intertextuality in William Blake’s Companion Poems: The Lamb and The Tyger

Eshreteh¹

2022

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This study undertakes a thorough analysis of the aspects of intertextuality and their undertones in William Blake’s companion poems:The Lamb (1789) from the Songs of Innocence and The Tyger (1794) from the Songs of Experience. These poems are often read side by side since they are described as counterparts to one another reflecting Blake’s dualistic ideology on the conflicting states of the human soul (good vs. evil). The researchers adopted Charles Bazerman’s(2004) theory in analyzing intertextuality within texts. The analysis of the poems revealed that there are 22 instances of religious and literary intertextual allusions within both poems and their type of textual integration was mainly description. In addition, a great percentage of those allusions consist of religious undertones which help reflect the dualistic approach that Blake adopted in his volumes of poetry. Keywords: dualistic; intertextuality; poetry; religious

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Skinning “The Lamb” and “The Tyger”

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Study of Ten Poems Written by William Blake

Study of Ten Poems Written by William Blake

Romantic Individuation and Individualism: Re-reading William Blake’s Vision of Romantic “Thingliness”

An Analysis of Intertextuality in William Blake’s Companion Poems: The Lamb and The Tyger

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