Concetti Chiave
- Blake's "Song of Innocence" is characterized by simple, musical language and symbols like the lamb, representing beauty and peace, in a world full of joy and happiness.
- "Song of Experience" contrasts with "Song of Innocence," depicting a more complex, pessimistic view of adult life, corruption, and the harsh realities symbolized by the tyger.
- In "London," Blake critiques the Industrial Revolution as an enemy of nature, using the chimney-sweeper as a symbol of industrialization's oppressive impact on humanity.
- Blake's concept of complementary opposites illustrates how "Song of Innocence" and "Song of Experience" coexist as two aspects of creation, highlighting the duality and balance in life.
- Wordsworth's poetry, as defined in the Preface to "Lyrical Ballads," focuses on common topics, simple language, and the poet's role as a man among men, emphasizing the connection between nature and human emotion.
-published before the ‘Age of terror’
-written in the pastoral mode
-language: simple, musical
-symbol: lamb, flower, child
-child is the object of Blake’s poetry because id close to the original state of harmony with nature and he isn’t corrupted
-world of innocence full of joy and happiness
-the lamb: beauty; peace and tender
-published during ‘Age of terror’
-talks about adult life, corruption and selfishness
-is the counterpart of song of innocence
-more complex and pessimistic than song of innocence
-world of experience full of cruelty
-the tyger: sublime; danger, fear
-industrial revolution enemy of nature
-chimney-sweeper: symbol of industrialization -institution oppressed and corrupted man
Indice
La coesistenza degli opposti in Blake
Blake believed that the two opposite states coexist. Song of innocence and song of experience coexist at the same time, at the same opposite as two aspects of the creation. Song of innocence and song of experience could be considered at opposite sides but they are also complementary.
Without contrast there isn’t progress.
Tyger represents the energy of creation (line 8)
La poesia romantica e la natura
In the Preface he defined the main object of romantic poetry:
-the use of common topics in order to involve the reader
-the use simple language
-the definition of the poet as a man among men
Talks about these flowers near Lake District. They are very simple, humble, something very common can be a source of feelings and inspiration. The flowers were humanized, in fact they are dancing and fluttering. The humanisation is used by the poet to place on the same level human and daffodils: something so humble is important as human beings.
Before we were born we lived in a celestial state in strict contact with nature and God and we are enabled to use imagination. After our birth we remember this state because we are incorrupt. But when we grow up, we are corrupted by society and we forget this connection with nature and God. For this reason a child could be considered as the father of an adult.
-something opposed to town (industrial revolution)
-in nature poets can find joy and comforts. He considered nature as a source of feelings and inspiration
-he considered nature as a pantheistic organic living hall. It is the expression of God
Il ricordo e l'immaginazione nel processo creativo
Recollection in tranquility:
The poet, before writing, observes the object of his poem. Then he returns home and in a pensive mood he uses memory and imagination to order his feelings and emotion. Only then can he start writing.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è il significato del "Song of innocence" di William Blake?
- Come si contrappone "Song of experience" a "Song of innocence"?
- Qual è il tema principale del poema "London" di Blake?
- Come William Wordsworth definisce la poesia romantica nel "Preface (Lyrical ballads)"?
"Song of innocence" rappresenta un mondo di innocenza pieno di gioia e felicità, scritto in un linguaggio semplice e musicale, con simboli come l'agnello e il fiore che rappresentano bellezza, pace e tenerezza.
"Song of experience" è più complesso e pessimista, pubblicato durante l'"Age of terror", e rappresenta la vita adulta, la corruzione e l'egoismo, con simboli come la tigre che rappresentano il sublime, il pericolo e la paura.
Il poema "London" critica la rivoluzione industriale come nemica della natura, con il "chimney-sweeper" come simbolo dell'industrializzazione e delle istituzioni che opprimono e corrompono l'uomo.
Wordsworth definisce la poesia romantica come l'uso di argomenti comuni per coinvolgere il lettore, utilizzando un linguaggio semplice e definendo il poeta come un uomo tra gli uomini.
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