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"The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of a poem by William Blake, published in two parts in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Also it is interesting to compare the most famous Blake's poem "The Tyger" with its two earlier Notebook versions (see: "The Tyger", 1st draft and 2nd draft). The genre of most of the poems of this section can be defined as Songs and Ballads. Some of them reflect the political and social climate of that time:
When publishing his poetry, William Blake would create print block illustrations for his book, print his books in black and white and then hand paint the illustrations within the prints. Furthermore, many of his works underwent multiple editions of printing, each with unique variations in the prints used to illustrate the poems and the poems ...
The Chimney Sweeper; The Clod and the Pebble; A Cradle Song; D. A Divine Image; A Dream (Blake poem) E. ... The Lilly (poem) The Little Black Boy; The Little Boy Found;
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake is a song cycle composed by Benjamin Britten (1913–76) in 1965 for baritone voice and piano and published as his Op. 74. The published score states that the words were "selected by Peter Pears" from Proverbs of Hell, Auguries of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake (1757–1827).
Had a job as a chimney sweeper, He had the dope habit and he had it bad, Listen while I tell you about a dream he had, He went down to the dope shop one Saturday night, He knew the lights would all be burning bright, Well I guess he smoked a dozen pills or more, When he woke up he was on a foreign shore, The Queen of Sheba was the first he met,
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
The Mysterious Press/Warner Books, New York. ISBN 9780747208143. Cooke, John Peyton (1994). Torsos. Translated into Spanish by María del Mar Moya. Planeta, Barcelona. ISBN 84-08-01157-X. Cooke, John Peyton (1994). The Chimney Sweeper. Headline, London. ISBN 0747211582. Cooke, John Peyton (1995). The Chimney Sweeper. The Mysterious Press/Warner ...