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This 7-page paper establishes artist and poet William Blake's philosophy by comparing the two poems "Garden of Love" and "Holy Thursday." Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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who wrote and painted with "vision," to confused crank whose works had little or no commercial appeal until well after his death.
In whatever category one might put this 19th century writer and poet, its fairly clear that his own religious philosophy and beliefs didnt exactly conform to the norm of
the times. "Blake used his works to critique the culture of the time," Lombardi comments. However, she goes on to say, Blake was also very careful when it came to
"how he expressed his dimension." (Lombardi). In this paper, well contrast two of Blakes poems; the fairly well-known "Garden of Love" and
his not so well-known "Holy Thursday." We chose these two works because they represent opposite ends of the spectrum in his collection of poems, "Songs of Innocence and Experience." In
comparing and contrasting these two works, well have a better idea of how Blake regarded the religion of his day, and whether his portrayal was realistic. Brief Biography
Before we focus on Blakes works, a brief biography of his life might be in order. Blake was born in London in 1757 and
was raised a Catholic, he was christened in St. James Church (Eaves et al). During his childhood, Blake was surrounded by visions from other worlds, "angelic figures walking," for example,
at the age of nine (Eaves et al). He never outgrew these visions, however, and they made up a large body of his work (Eaves et al).
During his youth, he was taught the art of copy engraving, making his early living as an illustrator (Eaves et al). He also was
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