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Blake’s Songs & Rousseau: “Man was born free but…”

20th March 2008

Full Title: Rousseau one said, “Man was born free and everywhere he is in chains”. How do Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” reflect this sentiment?
Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and of Experience” reflect this statement in many ways. Blake’s view of innocence as an almost divine state before our fall into experience is present in [...]

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