William Blake’s most popular collection of poetry was Songs of Innocence, which was published in 1789. Five years later he bound these poems with a set of new poems in a volume titled Songs of Innocence and Experience Shewing the two contrary States of the Human Soul. At first glance, the Songs of Innocence appear to be straightforward and simplistic with seemingly naïve lyrics. This could not be further from the truth. Together, the Songs of Innocence and of Experience are complicated critiques of childhood virtue, reflective experience, and sociopolitical issues.
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