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'Infant Joy' and 'Infant Sorrow' by William Blake (introduction and poem)
A dramatic interpretation of William Blake鈥檚 'Infant Joy' and 'Infant Sorrow', with short contextualisation. Nigel Planer, actor, novelist and playwright, explores Blake's beliefs and how these were fundamental to his 'Songs of Innocence' and 'Songs of Experience'. In 'Infant Joy' and 'Infant Sorrow', his belief that there are two conflicting states to the human soul is clearly explained and then interpreted through dramatic readings of the two poems.
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