The Romantic Era - 1008 Words

A new approach to literature and art that rose in late eighteenth century was the beginning of the Romantic Movement. This was the first time poets and authors were able to strive for originality. The Romantic era was more open to mythic, mystic and spirituality than the enlightenment era had ever been. William Blake was a romantic poet. Romanticism was a movement, which was marked primarily by its rejection of the enlightenment ideologies and scientific methods, as well as its emphasis on the natural world, emotions, artistry and the personal expression. Growing up Blake`s childhood was dominated by spiritual visions which influenced his works and personal life. As a little boy he said he had seen a tree filled with angels. He was a†¦show more content†¦Strong super natural elements are found in â€Å" The Chimney Sweeper† when an angle coffins with the golden key redeeming the chimneysweeper. In 1794 Blake`s work Song of Experience, offers a set of companion pi eces that talk about the identical subject matters with a more experienced and knowing perspective. Blake wrote these two individual pieces to show his audience two completely different perspectives in the understanding of God, love and justice as an innocent child in Song of Innocence and as an experience grow adult in Song of Experience. Instead of looking at these poems a characterizing them in two dueling categories such as good vs. evil. We need to realize that both innocence and experience are important elements that have become separate from each other. We need to realize that both are needed to complete each other, much as male and female. Romantic poets had a strong way in which they showed their emotional expression; Blake used repetitious phrases in order to be able to highlight his emotions. 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