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Songs of Innocence and of Experience
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Songs of Innocence and of Experience, or to give the full title, Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, is a book by the English artist and Romantic poet William Blake. It consists of two collections of poems, originally published in separate volumes. Notably, no two printings are alike, because Blake was his own engraver and printer and he hand-coloured each copy. Inexpensive facsimile editions are readily available, and are by far the best way to encounter the book.The first of the two, Songs of Innocence, is a cheerful and optimistic volume which concerns itself with such themes as springtime, children's games, the freedom of the human spirit, and a kind and loving God. By contrast, Songs of Experience is considerably bleaker and more cynical, concerning itself with human frailty and cruelty, and containing harsh criticisms of the repressive and authoritarian culture of its day.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })No relation to the U2 albums titled Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. | |
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Darker and Edgier: Many of the poems in Songs of Experience provide an alternative, more cynical perspective on themes discussed in Songs of Innocence. There's quite a bit of Reality Subtext involved here: Songs of Innocence was written while The French Revolution was still considered brave and good and published in 1789, while Songs of Experience was published in 1794, during the Reign of Terror. | |
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"Anger Is Healthy" Aesop | |
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"Anger Is Healthy" Aesop: "The Poison Tree" contains this moral and focuses on how containing one's anger leads to more terrible consequences down the line via the image of the Tree of Knowledge. | |
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Eldritch Abomination: The eponymous Tyger of "The Tyger" is described as one. Apparently, the stars themselves are aghast at its creation, and the narrator is horrified at the implication that the creator of the Lamb could possibly make such a dread beast.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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Children Are Innocent | |
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Children Are Innocent: in Songs of Innocence; Subverted in Songs of Exprerience. | |
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There's quite a bit of Reality Subtext involved here: Songs of Innocence was written while The French Revolution was still considered brave and good and published in 1789, while Songs of Experience was published in 1794, during the Reign of Terror. | |
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Animal Motifs: sheep and birds in Songs of Innocence, lions and tigers in Songs Of Experience. The narrator also compares himself directly to an insect in "THE FLY". | |
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