Date of Award
1989
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Nathan, Norman
Abstract
Thel's prenatal vision of experience and Blake's concept of the contrary states of Innocence and Experience are thematically evident in Dylan Thomas' Collected Poems. Each writer uses a language of rich variety, a style of warring images, and a poet's sense of eternal time to develop the theme of contrary states. The states of Innocence and Experience, as well as the unification process which leads the soul to a higher state of Innocence will be examined. Blake and Thomas uniquely express their own talents; however, Thomas owes Blake a debt of gratitude for the inspiration gained from The Book of Thel, Tiriel, Songs of Innocence, and Songs of Experience.
Extent
99 p.
Recommended Citation
Trew, Claudia Smith, "Blake's concept of the contrary states of innocence and experience applied to Dylan Thomas' "Collected Poems"" (1989). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 696.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/696
Identifier
FADT14526
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1989.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters