For this blog post, I'm using the poem "London, 1802" and the quote by Joseph Conrad which says, "The artist speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the sense of mystery surrounding our lives, to our sense of pity and beauty, and pain."
In my opinion, art can convey every feeling imaginable, so it really does speak to our "capacity for delight and wonder" as well as everything else we feel. Works of art and their artist's continue to impress me because they are able to evoke emotions I usually don't expect, especially in such a short time frame. So many factors contribute to an artist creating art, like social issues, physical location, personal feelings, current world events as just a few examples. They can have a huge influence over an artist, and can even dictate the emotions the artist speaks to. The current conditions of London and the poet's viewpoint on them play a role in this poem.
The poem "London 1802" by William Wordsworth is able to bring out multiple emotions in just 14 short lines, and this exemplifies how an artist is able to speak to the audience in so many ways. The current situation in London makes the speaker long for John Milton, a deceased English poet, because he feels as though Milton would be able to better the city, which is why it begins with a shout, "Milton!". He sets the stage by making the audience feel frustrated at Milton. Further into the poem, the speaker compares Milton's soul to a star, which allows the audience to understand how great of a person he was and admire him. The poet's capability to evoke different emotions though a singular work is still so impressive to me and is why I chose Conrad's quote as the one which most closely relates to my belief about art.
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