Blake’s ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’ are Deceptively Simple. Explore Blake’s Philosophy in the Light of this Statement.
2007-01-14 23:17:38 · 4 answers · asked by Queenie 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Don't worry I do not expect you to do the work for me RE reading the poems! Thanx
2007-01-14 23:31:54 · update #1
Songs of Innocence and Experience is a group of poems which are meant to convey many layers of meaning. When the teacher refers to "Blake's Philosophy" in this context, he is asking what can you infer from Blake's poems about what he believes, what his moral values are, that sort of thing. We avoid the term "religion" with Blake, because he's even more complicated if you take that point of view. So "philosophy" is the more neutral term.
Sorry, did you think I was going to make it unnecessary to read the poems? No, I'll not do that, but perhaps I can help in another way. Below is the link to the Blake Archives, where you may find the poems you mention and see the pictures Blake painted to illustrate them. They are helpful.
2007-01-14 23:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question is asking you to use the first statement (that Blake's "Songs..." are deceptively simple to come to a conclusion about his "philosophy", or his beliefs about large life issues.
You need to have read the work and know something about the author before answering. People in Yahoo cannot do your homework for you. sorry.
2007-01-14 23:31:14 · answer #2 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to discuss the way Blake thought about life, given the fact that he wrote this work.
2007-01-14 23:25:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm.
2007-01-15 01:41:40 · answer #4 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋