Romanticism And Religion

It’s no doubt that the Romantic Era was molded by a strong emphasis on emotion and the use of imagination and less revolved around religion. If anything, religion had a riveting effect in a way that truly opened people’s minds and allowed them to question their beliefs and the subject as a whole. Seeing as how most of the authors and poets from the late 1700’s to mid-1800’s were well known for their use of their beautiful, creative, and open minds, the accentuation of imagination and abstract way thinking was truly prevalent in this era. From the use of works such as “The Tyger” by William Blake and analyzation of the historical, social, and cultural changes that were going on, the reader are presents with what the Romantic Era was like. In the Renaissance, the previous era, the main focus was centered on restoration and religion. Whereas with Romantics, we focused more on the centrality of human experience. Poets from the Early Romantics such as Wordsworth and Blake similarly secularize religious prophecy (Tomko, 2005). Blake of all people was well-known for questioning the system and topics were scared to touch on. His poem, “The Tyger” was written in a way that was subtle and questioned the existence of a “God”. Blake’s speaks about a lamb and a tiger and makes a remark about the “creator” of the lamb and
Now, women are both seen as being household mothers and working women. Whether that had been working women in industrial jobs or novelists, females were taken more seriously and feminists become more prevalent in this time period. In an article titled Extraordinary Women of the British Romantic Era, the writer goes on to analyze the woman of the time frame and explains the “exhibition showcased the depth of … interest for feminist studies.” (Hamilton, 2006, para.