By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
‘The Little Boy Found’ appeared in William Blake’s 1789 volume Songs of Experience, where it follows the companion-poem ‘The Little Boy Lost’. Before we proceed to some words of analysis, here’s a reminder of ‘The Little Boy Found’, one of Blake’s most popular lyric poems.
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
‘The School Boy’ is not one of William Blake’s most famous poems. Yet many of his poems focus on children, and an analysis of ‘The School Boy’ may help to clarify some key aspects of Blake’s work.
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
‘The Little Boy Lost’ appeared in William Blake’s 1789 volume Songs of Innocence, where it’s followed by ‘The Little Boy Found’, its companion-poem. Before we proceed to some words of analysis, here’s a reminder of ‘The Little Boy Lost’, one of Blake’s most popular lyric poems.
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
‘The Fly’ is not one of William Blake’s most celebrated poems, but it provides an opportunity for us to pinpoint some of the characteristic features of his work. Here is ‘The Fly’, before we proceed to an analysis of this curious poem.
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
‘Infant Sorrow’ is the counterpart to ‘Infant Joy’: whereas ‘Infant Joy’ appeared in William Blake’s 1789 volume Songs of Innocence, ‘Infant Sorrow’ was published in his 1794 volume Songs of Experience. Before we proceed to an analysis of Blake’s poem, here’s a reminder of ‘Infant Sorrow’.