William Blake
The Romantic Movement and The Industrial Revolution Throughout history, it has been repeatedly proven that developments and progressions of a society are a result of a tremendous event; the Industrial Revolution is an ideal example of such an event. During the 1770's and all through the 1790's, the Industrial Revolution opened way for more urbanized and entirely altered way of life for the population of the Western world. And from the revolution, emerged a movement that broke many of the traditional forms and styles of literature. Romantic literature transpired at a time of a great deal of societal commotion and instability. Although the Revolution brought development to some aspects of society, many were still suffering. The hierarchy and classes of the society created conflict, and there was a great deal of economic anguish. Pollution and filth stained the streets of London due to the massive waste the factories dispensed. Poets; William Blake, William Wordsworth and Samuel L. Coleridge, who are considered the landmark figures of romantic poetry, responded to the revolution through their literary works. All were especially critical of, what they believed was, a materialistic and hypocritical society. Each poet cre
A major frustration with society Blake presents in some poems was that with the church and the state. This poem, like others of Blake's, also has a rhyming scheme that resembles his diction; simplistic yet still pleasant. I hear/How the youthful Harlot's curse/Blasts the new-born infants tear,/And blights with plagues the marriage hearse. His use of illustrations that relate to his poetry also allowed his readers to engage in his poems further. Blake uses his Songs of Experience to express that there is no true innocence without experience. ated works that reflected the society around them and were considered 'rebels' of their time. Blake believed that in order to "teach" for the better of society, he must be able to reach all social classes. According to Blake, "London" represents the fallen world where there is no imagination (http://www. Blake felt the limitations, restrictions and the 'mind-forg'd manacles" of the Church and the government, and expressed his beliefs as a "lesson" in his easy to read poetry. Marriage and the birth of children is now corrupted and tainted in the urban city. Evidence of Blake's hatred for the institutions in his society is presented in the poem "London".
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