 | This article is written like a review. (February 2019) |
| The Tyger | |
|---|---|
| by William Blake | |
 Copy A of Blake's original printing of The Tyger, 1794. Copy A is held by the British Museum. | |
| Country | UK (then Kingdom of Great Britain) |
| Language | English |
| Publication date | 1794 |
| Full text | |
 The Tyger (1794) at Wikisource | |
"The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his Songs of Experience collection and rising to prominence in the romantic period. The poem is one of the most anthologised in the English literary canon,[1] and has been the subject of both literary criticism and many adaptations, including various musical versions.[2] The poem explores and questions Christian religious paradigms prevalent in late 18th century and early 19th century England, discussing God's intention and motivation for creating both the "Lamb" and the eponymous "Tyger."[3]
- ^ Eaves, p. 207.
- ^ Whitson and Whittaker 63–71.
- ^ Freed, Eugenie R. (3 July 2014). "'By Wondrous Birth': The Nativity of William Blake's 'The Tyger'". English Studies in Africa. 57 (2): 13–32. doi:10.1080/00138398.2014.963281. ISSN 0013-8398. S2CID 161470600.