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Fearful Symmetry is a phrase from William Blake's poem "The Tyger" (Tyger, tyger, burning bright / In the forests of the night, / What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry? It has been used as the name of a number of other works:
Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake is a 1947 book by Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye whose subject is the work of English poet and visual artist William Blake. The book has been hailed as one of the most important contributions to the study of William Blake and one of the first that embarked on the interpretation of ...
A poem that explores the mystery and beauty of a tiger's fearful symmetry, or perfect proportions. Blake asks questions about the creator of the tiger and the contrast between the tiger and the lamb.
16 de mar. de 2017 · How does Blake explore the paradox of God's creation of the tiger, a fearsome and ferocious animal, in his famous poem? Read a summary and analysis of 'The Tyger', and learn about the contrast with 'The Lamb' and the concept of fearful symmetry.
17 de may. de 2012 · Fearful symmetry, a study of William Blake. by. Frye, Northrop. Publication date. 1947. Topics. Blake, William, 1757-1827. Publisher. [Princeton, N.J.] Princeton University Press.
Northrop Frye, Nicholas Halmi (Editor) 4.34. 749 ratings34 reviews. Published in 1947, Fearful Symmetry was Northrop Frye's first book and the product of over a decade of intense labour. Drawing readers into the imaginative world of William Blake, Frye succeeded in making Blake's voice and vision intelligible to the wider public.
This book offers an explanation of Blake’s thought and a commentary on his poetry. No effort has been made to deal at all adequately with Blake’s biography or with his work as painter and engraver: a study of his relation to English literature is primarily what has been attempted. The attempt is not unique, though the amount of critical ...
