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1. How Did Blake View The French Revolution?

Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.This Collection Of Poems Was Produced In 1789 - Before The Outbreak Of The French Revolution When The Enthusiasm Of Blake For The Liberal Ideals Was High. The Mode Of The Collection Is Pastoral: The Narrator Is A Shepard And There Are Lots Of Images Of Innocence (Children - Lambs - Flowers) - There Is A Celebration Of God And Of Childhood. The Language Is Simple And Musical.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.

2. Blake Also Wrote Prose. Which Is His Prose Masterpiece?

This Collection Of Poems Was Produced In 1789 - Before The Outbreak Of The French Revolution When The Enthusiasm Of Blake For The Liberal Ideals Was High. The Mode Of The Collection Is Pastoral: The Narrator Is A Shepard And There Are Lots Of Images Of Innocence (Children - Lambs - Flowers) - There Is A Celebration Of God And Of Childhood. The Language Is Simple And Musical.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.

3. Who Was Blake The Artist?

The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.This Collection Of Poems Was Produced In 1789 - Before The Outbreak Of The French Revolution When The Enthusiasm Of Blake For The Liberal Ideals Was High. The Mode Of The Collection Is Pastoral: The Narrator Is A Shepard And There Are Lots Of Images Of Innocence (Children - Lambs - Flowers) - There Is A Celebration Of God And Of Childhood. The Language Is Simple And Musical.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.

4. Which Are The Main Features Of Songs Of Innocence?

Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.This Collection Of Poems Was Produced In 1789 - Before The Outbreak Of The French Revolution When The Enthusiasm Of Blake For The Liberal Ideals Was High. The Mode Of The Collection Is Pastoral: The Narrator Is A Shepard And There Are Lots Of Images Of Innocence (Children - Lambs - Flowers) - There Is A Celebration Of God And Of Childhood. The Language Is Simple And Musical.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.

5. What Was His Education?

He Attended School Long Enough To Learn To Read And Write - Then He Was Sent To Drawing School And Later Trained As An Engraver. He Practised This Craft Unitl He Died. He Was Also A Painter And An Illustrator.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.

6. Why Is He Considered A Proto-socialist?

Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.Blake Lived At The Period Of The Industrial Revolution. He Saw The Terrible Effects Of Industrialization On The Human Soul. So He Condemned The Materialism Of The Industrial System And The Exploitation Of The Factory Workers. He Gave Voice To All The Victims Of The Industrial Society: Children - Orphans - Prostitutes - Who Had No Rights. Blake Also Supported The Abolition Of Slavery And Believed In The Equality Of Genders And Races.

7. Why Can Blake Be Considered A Pre-romantic?

The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Like In Art (Art Is Not A Reproduction Of Reality But A Vision) - Also In Poetry Blake Stresses The Power Of Imagination Over Reason. Poetry Is Not Created From The Observation Of Life - From The Perception Of The Senses - But From Inner Vision - From Imagination.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.

8. Who Has Got The 'power Of Vision'?

The Power Of Vision - The Ability To See Beyond Reality To Capture The True Essence Of Things - Is Only Given To God - Poets And Children.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.

9. Who Were The Two People Who Played An Important Part In His Life?

The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.His Wife Catherine - Who Shared His Interests And Assisted Him In His Work - Despite Being A Simple Woman. And His Brother Robert Who Died When Very Young. Blake Had Visions Of His Dead Brother Who Showed Him A Unique Printing Technique That Blake Used In His Works. This Method Was Called 'illuminated Printing'.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.

10. Which Are Blake's Masterpieces?

The Two Collections Of Poems Songs Of Innocence And Songs Of Experience. They Are Not Separate Works - They Should Be Read Together Because They Comment And Complete Each Other.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.

11. What Is The Role Of The Artist - According To Blake?

The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.The Artist Is A Prophet - Who Can See The True Essence Of Life And Must Share This Truth With The Rest Of The Population. The Artist Is Not Separated From Reality - He Is The Only One Who Can Understand It.

12. How Is Songs Of Experience Different From The Previous Collection?

The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.The Poems Of Songs Of Experience Were Written Five Years After Songs Of Innocence - At The Time Of The Terror In France. Blake's Belief In The Ideals Of The Revolution Had Been Replaced By A Sense Of Disillusionment - For The Violence Of The Events. The Narrator Here Is A Bard - The Spirit Of The Poems Is Not Innocent And Optimistic - But Pessimistic. The Language Is Hard And Ironic - The Theme Of Childhood Is Replaced By That Of Maturity.

13. How Did Blake Conceive Art?

Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.Art Was Not A Reproduction Of Reality - It Was The Result Of A Vision - Art Had To Come From The Power Of Imagination. We Can Say That Blake's Art Is Visionary And Is An Anticipation Of The Romantic Ideal.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.

14. Where And When Was He Born?

In London In 1757. He Lived In London All Of His Life. His Origins Were Humble And He Was Never Rich.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.

15. What Was His Relationship With God And Religion?

Blake Was A Freethinker - A Radical Intellectual - Very Interested In The Social Issues Of His Time. He Was Influenced By The Principles Of Equality And Freedom Of The French Revolution. He Supported The Revolution And Considered It A Purifying Force But Later - When It Became Too Violent - He Was Disillusioned.The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell - A Mix Of Proverbs And Stories - Where The Main Theme Is The Rejection Of The Idea Of Authority (Like In Milton's Paradise Lost). Blake Believed That Men Should Be Free To Think And Express Themselves - That Human Instincts Should Not Be Repressed By The Law.Blake Was A Professional Engraver And Was Quite Appreciated For His Artistic Work. He Created An Original Printing Method Called 'illuminated Printing' - That Was A Combination Of Pictures And Poetic Texts. Images Were Not Simply An Illustration Of Poetry - Images And Words Were Two Sides Of The Same Artistic Work.Blake Was Spiritual But Not Religious. He Believed In God - Respected The Idea Of God But Hated The Church Of England And All Forms Of Organized Religion. The Bible Was Always A Great Inspiration For Blake.

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