Concetti Chiave
- Born in London in 1757, he grew up in a humble family and was deeply influenced by the Bible, which shaped his worldview.
- An artist from a young age, he attended a drawing school and studied the works of Raphael and Michelangelo, later creating a unique art style focused on imagination.
- As a romantic poet, he rejected societal conventions and believed that intellect stifles imagination.
- His visionary beliefs included the idea that war destroys social conventions and he advocated for female freedom.
- His works explore the duality of innocence and experience, viewing innocence as a state of freedom and experience as its corrupting force.
What were the early life and influences?
He was born in London in 1757 in a humble family and supported the French Revolution. He was influenced by the Bible, which is a total vision of the world for him. He had three features in his own life:
-he is an artist because by the age of ten years old he was sent to a drawing school where he knew the works of Raphael and Michelangelo. Then he studied at the Royal Academy of art and created a new kind of art which emphasized the power of the imagination.
Romantic and visionary beliefs
-he is a romantic poet because he hates the conventions imposed by civilization and he is convinced that the intellect destroys the imagination.
-he is a visionary man who thinks that the war can destroys the social coventions; he advocated even the female freedom.
He died in London in 1827.
They are two collection of short lyrical verses which can be read together and are published in 1789 and in 1794.
Innocence and experience
For Blake the Innocence is a state of freedom and happiness with is associated with childhood. The language is simple and musical because the studies came from by Bible; in fact he tells that the poet and the child have the imagination that catch the private things.
Experience is the corruption of the Innocence and it is associated with adulthood. The tones are dark and threatening.
He was aware that "innocence alone cannot reach the wisdom and recognized the important role of experience in the development of the soul".
Domande da interrogazione
- What were the key influences in Blake's early life that shaped his artistic career?
Blake was born in London in 1757 and was influenced by the Bible, which he saw as a total vision of the world. His artistic journey began at the age of ten when he attended a drawing school, where he was exposed to the works of Raphael and Michelangelo. He later studied at the Royal Academy of Art, where he developed a new kind of art emphasizing the power of imagination.
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