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"The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of a poem by William Blake, published in two parts in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Thus, The Chimney Sweep is a bricolage, combining Méliès's sense of fantasy with the dramatic, realist tone of popular Pathé films, possibly with a young audience in mind. [3] The chase at the end of the film also suggests Méliès's attempts to keep up with the times, as chase films had become a popular trend.
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Creative works about chimney sweeps, people who clean ash and soot from chimneys. Pages in category "Works about chimney sweeps" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Chimney Sweep may refer to: The Chimney Sweep, directed by Georges Méliès "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep", a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen; Springman and the SS, also known as "The Chimney Sweep", a 1946 Czechoslovakian film directed by Jiří Brdečka and Jiří Trnka
The song was inspired by one of the drawings of a chimney sweep created by Mary Poppins screenwriter Don DaGradi. When the Sherman Brothers asked about the drawing, DaGradi explained the ancient British folklore attributed to "sweeps" and how shaking hands with one or touching their sleeve could bring a person good luck. [2]
Chimney Sweepers Act 1834; Chimney Sweepers Act 1875; Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840; Chimney sweeps' carcinoma; F. Herbert Faust; J. Jack Hall ...
Eeper Weeper" or "Heeper Peeper" is an English nursery rhyme and skipping song that tells the story of a chimney sweep who kills his second wife and hides her body up a chimney. The rhyme has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13497.