II OBJECTIVES II OBJECTIVES A Introduction to A Introduction to William Blake William Blake B Special features of his works B Special features of his works C Study of the poem C Study of the poem The TygerThe Tyger D AssignmentD Assignment I TOPIC William Blake and The Tyger 1 William BlakeWilliam Blake 2 2 Topic 1 Introduction to William BlakeTopic 1 Introduction to William Blake A precursor of English romanticism A precursor of English romanticism imaginative poetimaginative poet contempt for the rule of reason contempt for the rule of reason against the classical tradition against the classical tradition treasure the individual s imagination treasure the individual s imagination 3 Fierceness and gentleness are contrasting qualities of the human mind Fierceness and gentleness are contrasting qualities of the human mind 4 An imaginative poet An imaginative poet I know that This World is a World of I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATIONIMAGINATION Vision and that Vision and that The Nature of my work is visionary or The Nature of my work is visionary or imaginative imaginative spiritual portraits of the mighty dea spiritual portraits of the mighty dea d d 5 5 6 Some quotable lines Some quotable lines To see a World in a Grain of Sand To see a World in a Grain of Sand And Heaven in a Wild Flower And Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour And Eternity in an hour 一一颗颗沙中看出一个世界沙中看出一个世界 一一朵朵花里看出一座天堂 花里看出一座天堂 把无限放在你的手掌上 把无限放在你的手掌上 把永恒在一刹那把永恒在一刹那间间收藏 收藏 Auguries of innocence Auguries of innocence 纯纯真真预预言言 7 7 The The lines lines express express the the relationship relationship between between part part and and entirety entirety Only Only do do we we understand understand the the law law of of everything everything and and see see their their common common regularity regularity we we can can come come to to understand understand general general situation situation fro fro part part In In a a deeper deeper sense sense they they suggest suggest the the change change of of infinite infinite and and finite finite celebrating celebrating human human self confidence self confidence and and freedom freedom and and the the eternal eternal significance significance of of one s one s short life short life 8 An engraver and An engraver and painter painter Henry Par s drawing school an apprentice at an engraving business to make copperplates beginning with Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience 1794 the most strikingly original and independent bodies 9 pity an illustration from Macbeth pity an illustration from Macbeth 10 A rebelA rebel the capitalists cruel exploitation the capitalists cruel exploitation the French Revolutionthe French Revolution a necessary stage a necessary stage leading to the millennium predicted by the leading to the millennium predicted by the biblical prophets biblical prophets He once said the dark satanic mills left men He once said the dark satanic mills left men unemployed killed children and forced unemployed killed children and forced prostitution prostitution a series of long poems a series of long poems Prophecies The French Prophecies The French Revolution Revolution 11 His literary achievementsHis literary achievements Poetical SketchesPoetical Sketches 17831783 Poetical Sketches his first printed work is a Poetical Sketches his first printed work is a collection collection of youthful verse with notes of joy of youthful verse with notes of joy laughter love laughter love and harmony are the prevailing and harmony are the prevailing notes There are some new elements of poetry in notes There are some new elements of poetry in this collection which are derived from the earlier this collection which are derived from the earlier traditions and hint at his traditions and hint at his later innovative style later innovative style and themes and themes 12 13 His literary achievements His literary achievements 2 2 Songs of InnocenceSongs of Innocence 17891789 It It is is a a lovely lovely volume volume of of poems poems presenting presenting a a happy happy and and innocent innocent world world though though not not without without its its evils evils and and sufferings sufferings In In this this volume volume Blake Blake with with his his eager eager quest quest for for new new poetic poetic forms forms and and techniques techniques broke broke completely completely with with the the traditions traditions of of the the 1818th th century century He He experimented experimented in in meter meter and and rhyme rhyme and and introduced introduced bold bold metrical metrical innovations innovations which which could could not not be be found found in in the the poetry of his contemporaries poetry of his contemporaries 14 His literary achievements His literary achievements 3 3 Songs of ExperienceSongs of Experience 17941794 This This volume volume of of poetry poetry paints paints a a different different w