The Lamb

Denne study guide giver dig hjælp til at analysere "The Lamb" af William Blake. Vi går igennem de mest relevante analysepunkter for at opnå en forståelse af digtet og giver dig desuden ideer til din afsluttende fortolkning af digtets hovedtemaer, samt eventuel perspektivering til den litterære periode eller andre tekster.

Præsentation af digtet

Titel: “The Lamb” (1776)
Forfatter: William Blake
Genre: Digt

William Blake (1757 – 1827) var en engelsk digter og kunstmaler, som leverede vigtige bidrag til den romantiske bevægelse. Digtet "The Lamb" blev udgivet i samlingen Songs of Innocence og det bliver ofte læst i sammenhæng med digtet "The Tyger", udgivet i en senere samling kaldet Songs of Experience.

Uddrag

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Summary

The speaker addresses the lamb and asks the animal about its creator. The speaker is curious about who gave the lamb its life and placed it in the middle of meadows and streams. He also asks the lamb about the one who gave it its gentle appearance, soft wool, and delicate voice.

Then, the speaker offers an explanation himself. He states that the lamb’s life was created by an entity which shares the animal’s name; this is an allusion to Jesus Christ, who is called “The Lamb of God”. The speaker states that the lamb’s creator is loving and kind and that he once was a child. Eventually, the speaker reveals that he is also a child and asks for God to bless both him and the lamb, as they are both God’s creatures.