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sindaco di Stratford,nel 1582 si trovò però in gravi difficoltà finanziarie(fu esonerato dal
pagamento della quota per il soccorso ai poveri e della tassa per il mantenimento dell’esercito):
eppure nel 1596 passò dalla condizione di yeoman(borghese possessore di terre)a quella di
gentleman.
Nel 1580 il giovane William,dopo aver ricevuto

Non è noto quando o perché Shakespeare si recasse a Londra e intraprendesse la carriera teatrale. La prima testimonianza di quest’ultima è fornita da un accenno dell’opuscolo polemico (pubblicato postumo) da drammaturgo e poligrafo Robert Greene: Greene’ Groatsworth of Wit Bought with a Million of Repentance (Un soldo di spirito acquistato con un milion

In the second quatrain the poet expresses the struggling of the child, expecially through two symbols: the swadling bands and the father’s hands, which symbolize the chains of repression which the infant is subdued to. In the end the protagonist decides to come back home to his mother’s breast, which is the safest place to be.
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Blake scholars disagree on whether or not Blake was a mystic. In the Norton Anthology, he is described as "an acknowledged mystic, [who] saw visions from the age of four" (Mack 783). Frye, however, who seems to be one of the most influential Blake scholars, disagrees, saying that Blake was a visionary rather than a mystic. "'Mysticism' . . . means a cer

Blake’s work was not really appreciated until the end of 19th century, while now he is considered a major poet.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience represent only a fragment of his total poetic production, but illustrate his major themes and his style. The two part of the collection are complementary, in fact there is a dual vision of life.
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. Dual Vision of Life:
Innocence: he see the condition of Man in the Garden of Eden before the Fall. The world of innocence is represented by the symbols of Lamb and Child.
Experience: he see the world of normal adult life.
They are “the two contrary states of Human Soul”.

. Dual Vision of God:

Another theme is freedom, in fact he believes, like Rousseau that (" man is born free and everywhere he is in chains") so he exalted the American and the French revolutions. His love for justice and freedom led him to oppose to any type of institution, including church and state, to symphatize with the oppressed classes and even to support the vendicat

Main Works:

• The Marriage of Heaven and Hell – (1790):
A prose work is a mixture of aphorisms, anecdotes, proverbs, ect. It’s totally influenced by Milton (“Satan’s speech”) so Satan is positive because full of energy and even because W.B. is fascinated by contrast: “Without contraries there’s not progress” They are necessary for evol

The sale of this and other books was not a success and Blake was forced to illustrate the work of other authors.
Despite his dislike of patronage, he was obliged to look of patrons and rely on their protection and money almost till his death in 1827. Of this other works, the so-called prophetic books expressed his belief in the poet as a prophet and

Main works: Songs of Innocence(1789), dealing with childhood as the symbol of innocence, a state of soul connected with happiness, freedom and imagination. Songs of Experience, where a more pessimistic view of life emerges in the powerful symbolism used by Blake. These songs are intended to be read together with the Songs of Innocence. Experience, ident