Title Page: Songs of Innocence and Experience

Title

Title Page: Songs of Innocence and Experience

Student Commentary:

Two human figures, nude save for branches that act as loincloths, are both positioned horizontally in this images with their faces obstructed from view. The figure on the ground appears to be female, and hovering inches above her is a male figure. Blake scholars theorize that these figures are intended to be Adam and Eve fleeing from the Garden of Eden. They cling to the verdant field beneath them as the sky is streaked with flames. The flames transform into smoke that forms the word “SONGS” at the top of the image. Several orange-colored birds fly throughout the words of the title.

Links:

William Blake Archive

Source

William Blake@Union Digital Collection

Item sets

Songs of Innocence and Experience

Blake at Union

Media

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