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Songs of Innocence and of Experience
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bookshelves: traditional-fiction, 2017-shelf, poetry
Mar 26, 2013
bookshelves: traditional-fiction, 2017-shelf, poetry
Read 2 times. Last read February 9, 2017.
Well, one lousy review can't do Blake's poems any justice, not unless you're flush with time and the soul of a poet, yourself. :)
I can say, however, that the title kinda gives the whole gig away. :) The first section is rife with allusions to Jesus and the second is full of wry and rather sarcastic religious revolutionary insights that I *clearly* appreciate much more than the innocent ones. :)
Yes, love should be shown! No, life should not be this dreary and repressed thing. :)
I particularly love how Blake uses limited PoV narrations, from a little child or an old bard. The mirroring of both characters and themes really does a big number on both types of poetry. I only wish I was reading it with the engravings. :)
Such classics! Well worth the Experience. Everyone should Experience it. :)
I can say, however, that the title kinda gives the whole gig away. :) The first section is rife with allusions to Jesus and the second is full of wry and rather sarcastic religious revolutionary insights that I *clearly* appreciate much more than the innocent ones. :)
Yes, love should be shown! No, life should not be this dreary and repressed thing. :)
I particularly love how Blake uses limited PoV narrations, from a little child or an old bard. The mirroring of both characters and themes really does a big number on both types of poetry. I only wish I was reading it with the engravings. :)
Such classics! Well worth the Experience. Everyone should Experience it. :)
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Reading Progress
March 26, 2013
– Shelved
March 27, 2013
– Shelved as:
traditional-fiction
February 9, 2017
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Started Reading
February 9, 2017
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Started Reading
February 9, 2017
– Shelved as:
2017-shelf
February 9, 2017
– Shelved as:
poetry
February 9, 2017
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Finished Reading
February 9, 2017
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Finished Reading
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Feb 10, 2017 07:43AM
Can't wait to get to them (probably next week). I'm not sure I'll appreciate the religious stuff, but definitely the other one.
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It's all religious. ALL. But it's anti-establishment religious, so it really has a twist-the-knife flavor, so it's still very enjoyable. :) He was far from appreciated in his day, but afterward, he's a superstar. :) Isn't that always the way?
Lovely review. I love Blake!
