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'''William Blake''' (28 November 1757 — 12 August 1827) was a poet and painter who went largely unrecognized during his lifetime, but is now considered a seminal figure in the artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement known as Romanticism<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism Wikipedia on Romanticism.]</ref> or the Romantic age/ara. In the poem “A Little Girl Lost” (1794), he envisages a future where children and adolescents will freely enjoy nudity and love, and the religious condemnation of these pleasures will cause indignation. Blake provided a timeless perspective on love: | '''William Blake''' (28 November 1757 — 12 August 1827) was a poet and painter who went largely unrecognized during his lifetime, but is now considered a seminal figure in the artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement known as Romanticism<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism Wikipedia on Romanticism.]</ref> or the Romantic age/ara. In the poem “A Little Girl Lost” (1794), he envisages a future where children and adolescents will freely enjoy nudity and love, and the religious condemnation of these pleasures will cause indignation. Blake provided a timeless perspective on love: | ||
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''Children of the future age,'' | ''Children of the future age,'' | ||
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''Love! sweet Love! was thought a crime.'' | ''Love! sweet Love! was thought a crime.'' | ||
'''"A Little Girl Lost,"''' from ''Songs of Experience'' (1794).<ref>[https://agapeta.art/2019/06/18/a-little-girl-lost-by-william-blake/ Full poem and links on Agapeta]</ref> | |||
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The above lines form the famous ending of 1st wave [[MAP_Movement|MAP Movement]] scholar-activist [[Thomas O'Carroll|Tom O'Carroll]]'s book, ''Paedophilia: The Radical Case''<ref>[http://www.ipce.info/host/radicase/preface.htm Ipce: Paedophilia: The Radical Case]</ref> (1980). | |||
[ | Also see his poem ''The Garden of Love'' (1794)<ref>[https://agapeta.art/2023/02/12/the-garden-of-love-by-william-blake/#more-3070 The Garden of Love]</ref>. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake Wikipedia Article] | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 6 March 2023
William Blake (28 November 1757 — 12 August 1827) was a poet and painter who went largely unrecognized during his lifetime, but is now considered a seminal figure in the artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement known as Romanticism[1] or the Romantic age/ara. In the poem “A Little Girl Lost” (1794), he envisages a future where children and adolescents will freely enjoy nudity and love, and the religious condemnation of these pleasures will cause indignation. Blake provided a timeless perspective on love:
Children of the future age,
Reading this indignant page,
Know that in a former time,
Love! sweet Love! was thought a crime.
"A Little Girl Lost," from Songs of Experience (1794).[2]
The above lines form the famous ending of 1st wave MAP Movement scholar-activist Tom O'Carroll's book, Paedophilia: The Radical Case[3] (1980).
Also see his poem The Garden of Love (1794)[4].
See also