How does William Blake depict the contradiction between the positive perception of God and the negative perception of religion that is imposed by the Church in his poems, “The Tyger”, “The Lamb”, “The Garden of Love” and “The Little Vagabond”?

摘要

William Blake, a renowned English poet whose religious understandings are still of controversy, has written in his poems, about the greatness of God and his creations along with the stressful impositions of the Church. This essay aims to show the contradiction between the positive perception of God and the negative perception of religion, which is caused by the impositions of the Church, through poetic pathways. Therefore, the research question is: udud“How does William Blake depict the contradiction between the positive perception of God and the negative perception of religion that is imposed by the Church in his poems, “The Tyger”, “The Lamb”, “The Garden of Love” and “The Little Vagabond”?ududThe analysis of the poems given in the research question will be done in order to make certain points. The poems “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” will be analyzed to emphasize how Blake expresses the wonders of God and his creations while the analysis of “The Garden of Love” and “The Little Vagabond” will be done to give the reader an idea of the cruelty and deceit of the Church in William Blake’s day.ududDuring the analysis of the four poems, it is seen that the perception of God is a positive one, with God being the supreme power in the universe that gives life to its creations and bestows his creations with endless resources. On the other hand, the Church is seen to create a negative perception of religion with its strict rules and deceptive practices. The essay will conclude that the negative perception of religion, created by the impositions of the Church, inhibits the true interpretation of Christianity and casts a shadow on the wonders of God and his creations