Songs of Innocence and of Experience

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Songs of Innocence and of Experience is a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake that contrasts childlike purity with the darker realities of adult life and society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf illustrated book
poetry collection
work by William Blake
author William Blake
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
creator William Blake
depicts childlike purity
darker realities of adult life
oppressive social institutions
firstPart Songs of Innocence
genre Romantic poetry
lyric poetry
hasInfluenced English literature
Romantic poetry tradition
hasPart Holy Thursday
Infant Joy
Infant Sorrow
Introduction (Experience)
Introduction (Innocence)
London
linked to: London, England

Nurse’s Song
The Chimney Sweeper
The Divine Image
The Garden of Love
The Human Abstract
The Lamb
The Little Black Boy
The Sick Rose
The Tyger
illustrationType hand-colored plates
illustrator William Blake
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism
medium relief etching
notablePoem London
linked to: London, England

The Chimney Sweeper
The Lamb
The Tyger
printingTechnique illuminated printing
publicationYear 1794
secondPart Songs of Experience
structure paired poems contrasting innocence and experience
theme childhood
corruption
experience
industrial society
innocence
loss of innocence
religion
social injustice

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William Blake notableWork Songs of Innocence and of Experience
William Blake hasPart Songs of Innocence
linked to: Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Landlady collectionBySameAuthor Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion relatedWork Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Milton: A Poem relatedWork Songs of Innocence and of Experience
The Tyger includedInCollection Songs of Innocence and of Experience