Showing posts with label The Tyger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Tyger. Show all posts
Intertextuality
Poets often make use of allusions; that is, they make reference to another text (art, myth, story, etc.). In recent years literary theorists opted for the term “intertextuality” to refer to references between different texts.
William Blake’s poem “Song” has many intertextual references to Greek mythology. Some of these references are obvious, like naming the god Phoebus (i.e. Apollo, who is the sun-god and also the god of poetic inspiration). Other references are not as obvious, but can be inferred. For instance “the prince of love” is probably a reference to Eros (or Cupid). This seems to be an appropriate assumption as “the prince of love” can “glide” (i.e. fly); after all, Cupid does have wings.
Exercise:
Read the poems “Song”, “The Lamb”, “The Tyger” and “A Poison Tree” and try to identify different examples of allusions or intertextual references.
What do you think a “intratextual reference” is? Can you find an example from one of these poems?
William Blake’s poem “Song” has many intertextual references to Greek mythology. Some of these references are obvious, like naming the god Phoebus (i.e. Apollo, who is the sun-god and also the god of poetic inspiration). Other references are not as obvious, but can be inferred. For instance “the prince of love” is probably a reference to Eros (or Cupid). This seems to be an appropriate assumption as “the prince of love” can “glide” (i.e. fly); after all, Cupid does have wings.
Exercise:
Read the poems “Song”, “The Lamb”, “The Tyger” and “A Poison Tree” and try to identify different examples of allusions or intertextual references.
What do you think a “intratextual reference” is? Can you find an example from one of these poems?
William Blake's "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"
"The Lamb"
Two readings of "The Lamb":
A musical interpretation (choir) of "The Lamb":
"The Tyger"
Two readings of the "The Tiger":
A musical interpretation (acoustic) of "The Tyger":
A short film by Guilherme Marcondes based on "The Tyger":
A short lecture on the symbolism in "The Tyger":
The Lamb & The Tyger
A combined musical interpretation of "The Lamb" and "The Tyger":
Two readings of "The Lamb":A musical interpretation (choir) of "The Lamb":
"The Tyger"
Two readings of the "The Tiger":A musical interpretation (acoustic) of "The Tyger":
A short film by Guilherme Marcondes based on "The Tyger":
A short lecture on the symbolism in "The Tyger":
The Lamb & The Tyger
A combined musical interpretation of "The Lamb" and "The Tyger":
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