Today’s poem, one of English literature’s most extracted and anthologized, is still best appreciated when read in light of the momentous collection it belongs to.
I love this poem, and Blake, and enjoyed hearing it again after many years! It called to mind Job and leviathan and, yes, power rather than evil from the hand of an incomprehensible God.
Wonderful reading Sean. Also one of my favorites. On the surface so simple, but really something very deep. Blake isn't setting good against evil, but is touching a mystery. Nevertheless, I will answer his question: Yes, he who made the Lamb made thee. The Universe would be less without the beauty of the Tyger, who would not be a tiger without those dread claws and those dread teeth. The Universe is dangerous. I'll have it no other way.
I love this poem, and Blake, and enjoyed hearing it again after many years! It called to mind Job and leviathan and, yes, power rather than evil from the hand of an incomprehensible God.
Wonderful reading Sean. Also one of my favorites. On the surface so simple, but really something very deep. Blake isn't setting good against evil, but is touching a mystery. Nevertheless, I will answer his question: Yes, he who made the Lamb made thee. The Universe would be less without the beauty of the Tyger, who would not be a tiger without those dread claws and those dread teeth. The Universe is dangerous. I'll have it no other way.