William Blake And Rimbaud Research Paper
LaBria Lewis
Professor McCourt
English 203
August 2, 2016 William Blake and Arthur Rimbaud: Loss and Prayer. Blake and Rimbaud were poets who were the most influential out of the many in the time of Romance and Realism. William Blake (1757–1827) was an author who was popular in the era of Romanticism and was known to some as one of the most well-known literature figures in Europe. Whenever I read a William Blake poem I can with no trouble imagine what is being said because of imagery and metaphors he uses. In The Garden of Love by William Blake for example, his use of imagery is allows the reader to envision exactly what he is saying with every word in the poem. On the other hand, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was the poet known as "an …show more content…
In the era of Romanticism, the people would rely on their religion to help them through that tough era in time. In William Blake’s, Divine Image, he said, "Then every man of every clime That prays in his distress, Prays to the human form divine, Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace. " In a time of distress or hardship the almost common thing to do is to pray. He describes this prayer to be in “human form divine, Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace.” Kind of process. On the other hand, In Rimbaud’s Ravings I – Foolish Virgin, The Infernal Spouse, he said, “I am in mourning, I weep, I fear. A little coolness, Lord, if you please, if you graciously please!" It seems as though he was describing something from his Night in Hell when he said, “My God, have pity, hide me, I can’t defend …show more content…
In the Romantic era, Blake stood out to me the most because of his imagery. He was one of the few authors who could paint the picture of what was being felt in that era by his words. On the other hand, Rimbaud was the realest of the era of Realism. He told his story strictly by what he experienced. Blake told his story off what he thought and what was actually going on in his era while Rimbaud tells the story as it is and how it happened and that is the contrast between these two authors. They are both from opposite eras in Literature but both complement each other by their work. One tells what the feeling is like while the other tells what the feeling actually
Professor McCourt
English 203
August 2, 2016 William Blake and Arthur Rimbaud: Loss and Prayer. Blake and Rimbaud were poets who were the most influential out of the many in the time of Romance and Realism. William Blake (1757–1827) was an author who was popular in the era of Romanticism and was known to some as one of the most well-known literature figures in Europe. Whenever I read a William Blake poem I can with no trouble imagine what is being said because of imagery and metaphors he uses. In The Garden of Love by William Blake for example, his use of imagery is allows the reader to envision exactly what he is saying with every word in the poem. On the other hand, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was the poet known as "an …show more content…
In the era of Romanticism, the people would rely on their religion to help them through that tough era in time. In William Blake’s, Divine Image, he said, "Then every man of every clime That prays in his distress, Prays to the human form divine, Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace. " In a time of distress or hardship the almost common thing to do is to pray. He describes this prayer to be in “human form divine, Love, Mercy, Pity, Peace.” Kind of process. On the other hand, In Rimbaud’s Ravings I – Foolish Virgin, The Infernal Spouse, he said, “I am in mourning, I weep, I fear. A little coolness, Lord, if you please, if you graciously please!" It seems as though he was describing something from his Night in Hell when he said, “My God, have pity, hide me, I can’t defend …show more content…
In the Romantic era, Blake stood out to me the most because of his imagery. He was one of the few authors who could paint the picture of what was being felt in that era by his words. On the other hand, Rimbaud was the realest of the era of Realism. He told his story strictly by what he experienced. Blake told his story off what he thought and what was actually going on in his era while Rimbaud tells the story as it is and how it happened and that is the contrast between these two authors. They are both from opposite eras in Literature but both complement each other by their work. One tells what the feeling is like while the other tells what the feeling actually