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In his poem ‘London’, William Blake crafted a bleak vision of the city he loved | Aeon Videos

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US video essayist Evan Puschak (also known as the Nerdwriter) lays out William Blake's vision of London in this short.

The poem London ’ ( 1794 ) makes manifest a much more earthly vision of darkness and suffering, born of his everyday life in the metropolis.

The short analyses how Blake ’s distinctive and critical perspective on his home city left very little room for optimism.

VR Score

62

Informative language

57

Neutral language

89

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

65

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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