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William Blake’s “The Lamb” and “The Tyger”

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Anthony Funari

In my first blog post on Blake’s poem sequence, The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience, I discussed the structure of the work that Blake had in mind. Each half of the poem sequence presents two contrary states … Continue reading →

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William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Anthony Funari

I included William Blake’s  poem sequence, Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, for how powerful these poems are. While his poetry may have a nursery–song like quality about them, his subject matter – the exploitation of children by a … Continue reading →

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“. . . he was a true poet and of the Devil’s party without knowing it”

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Anthony Funari

So while skulking around IMDB.com the other day, I made a possibly horrific discovery. Currently a film adaptation (I believe the first) is in the pre-production stage for Paradise Lost. With Alex Poyas (The Crow, IRobot, and Knowing) at the … Continue reading →

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