The Effulgence Within: Tyger, Tyger! Burning Bright

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Tyger, Tyger! Burning Bright

William Blake’s The Tyger (published 1794, extra link for details) is a powerful and formidable poem. Judging by its surface meaning, the poem contemplates the fact that besides peacefulness and gentleness, the world includes fierce strength, terrifying in its possibilities of destructiveness. Blake... Sign in to see full entry.

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