BRITISH LITERATURE (from 19th cent. up to now) ROMANTICISM (first half of 19th cent.) • Romantic poetry – two generations: • „Lake school“ (Wordsworth‚ Coleridge) • Byron‚ Shelley‚ Keats • Romantic novel – historical novel (Sir Walter Scott) – gothic novel‚ horror (Mary Shelley) The Lake Poets The Lyrical Ballads William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge The second generation George Gordon Byron: Childe Harold´s Pilgrimage Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ode to the West Wind John Keats: Ode to a
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and emotion. These vivid images shown in poetry reflect the deep connection between nature and our inner self‚ one that I believe cannot be achieved through money‚ wealth or modernization‚ but through true happiness with the ones you love. I see romanticism as an expressive and creative way to express your inner‚ deep‚ creative thoughts and are best related to nature due to its beauty and magical presence. While it may have begun in the 18th century over two hundred years ago‚ I still
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Romanticisms is a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century‚ emphasizing inspiration‚ subjectivity‚ and the primacy of the individual. In The Last of the Mohicans romanticism is shown through several traits represented by James Cooper in this short story. The three traits I chose to write about was values feeling and intuition over reason‚ shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspoiled nature‚ and contemplates nature’s beauty as a path to spiritual
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Age of Reason‚ or Neoclassical Era of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Instead of relying on reason like the Neoclassics‚ Romantics favored emotion and imagination in their literature. Queen’s "Bohemian Rhapsody" contains many of the aspects Romantic poets and writers found important. For instance‚ Romanticism emphasized mystery in all places and encouraged readers to use their imaginations. In "Bohemian Rhapsody"‚ there are several lines that echo the mystery theme‚ such as the opening
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simile is trite and stupid” (44). However‚ while Don Juan is certainly a critique of romanticism‚ it is romantic in nature due to the fact that it goes against convention‚ contains a main character that has some elements of the romantic hero‚ challenges society’s views‚ and has a self-aware narrator. Romanticism is about going against convention‚ and Don Juan certainly goes against convention in terms of romanticism and in terms of an epic. One convention that Byron goes against is that of typical
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hinterlands of the United States. (C) the inner psychological lives of privileged upper-class characters. (D) the exploits of characters with startling accomplishments and impressive abilities. 2. What qualities distinguish practitioners of “naturalism” from practitioners of “realism” as a general movement? (A) their use of unspoiled natural settings for their fiction‚ rather than urban or agricultural spaces shaped by human activity (B) their focus on the way their characters’ lives are determined by
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Romanticism VS Emerson The time era that span between the 1800’s to 1850 is known as the Romanticism era. As the industrial revolution started to take place‚ man for the first time began to realize just how beautiful nature really was. Heavy machinery and industrial buildings started to span the skyline‚ as opposed to previous blooming trees. This change in scenery began a shift in the focus of literature as it became a subject of many Romantic poets. In addition to the beauty of nature‚ The Romanticism
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Ask anyone on the street: "what is Romanticism?" and you will certainly receive some kind of reply. Everyone claims to know the meaning of the word romantic. The word conveys notions of sentiment and sentimentality‚ a visionary or idealistic lack of reality. It connotes fantasy and fiction. It has been associated with different times and with distant places: the island of Bali‚ the world of the Arabian Nights‚ the age of the troubadours and even Manhattan. Advertising links it with the effects of
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American Realism began during the Civil War‚ when life was too horrible to fantasize like the Romantics did. People wanted to read stories that were relatable instead of the unrealistic stories of Romanticism. Realism was a literary period that aimed to demonstrate the representation of reality; Realistic authors such as‚ Mark Twain‚ Henry James‚ and William D. Howells expressed characters and plots based on factual events and people. The internet site‚ The Literature Network‚ relays information
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Lukas Diaz Professor: Melody Hargraves English Literature II 23FEB2015 The Romantic Movement and the Victorian era. Literature usually represents the current state of affairs in specific places during specific times. It reflects through the words and expressions of writers who believe in bringing a personal perspective on important subjects that are part of human society. Early English Romantic literature in general focuses on the personal emotions of the writers along with human interaction with
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