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    This is the main characteristic of Lake poets. Because William Wordsorth is the pioneer of English Romanticism and also own the characteristic of conservative‚ he is known as the the representative of Negative Romanticism. What is the Negative Romanticism? Morse Peckham summarized the divergent themes of Romanticism as "positive Romanticism" and "negative Romanticism". Where positive Romanticism turns from static mechanism to dynamic organicism‚ valuing "change‚ imperfection‚ growth‚ diversity

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    Is “The Devil and Tom Walker” a good or a bad example of the Romantic movement in literature? The Romantic movement‚ often known as Romanticism‚ was a literary‚ intellectual‚ and artistic movement starting in the late 1700’s into the 19th century. It originated in and traveled through Europe‚ inspiring its writers. Literary works during this era emphasized the reader’s imagination and emotion. They also had interests in nature and strive to be different from the standards that have been set

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    The culture of the arts took off during Romanticism. In literature there were leading writers like‚ Wordsworth‚ Shelley‚ Keats‚ and Byron changing how prose was written. In music‚ composers like‚ Beethoven‚ Wagner‚ Chopin‚ and Tchaikovsky were making their romantic impact in music. Romanticism could even be seen in paintings by: Gros‚ Goya‚ and Delacroix. However‚ the biggest cultural impact seen during this time is the invention of the folklore. Hobsbawm believes‚ “The Folk’ could be revolutionary

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    DARK AGES IN EUROPE Dark Ages is the term that was formerly used to describe the decline of Roman culture and the turmoil in Europe in the 5th and 6th centuries after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Modern historians avoid the term with its implication that only Roman values were civilised values. Many Germanic peoples traveled through Italy‚ Germany‚ France‚ Spain and North Africa‚ settling wherever they could. Many groups formed their own kingdoms. The label employs traditional light-versus-darkness

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    romantic-realist spectrum in human disposition” (Davis 274). These romantic ideals make up the essence of the play’s satirical instances and develop the theme of realism. Shaw satirizes romanticism within Arms and the Man by contrasting romantic idealism and realism. Throughout the play an underlying conflict is seen between romanticism and realism within the characters. The two men that come into Raina’s life are representations of this conflict. Sergius depicts the passionate‚ impulsive‚ romantic war hero

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    Hidden Elements: Romanticism and Puritanism Dark. Light . Bland. Spontaneous. Restricted. Free. Puritanism. Romanticism. Those characteristics are comparing two major beliefs in the nineteenth century: Puritanism and Romanticism. Characteristics such as "dark‚ bland‚ restricted" describe the authoritarian principles of Puritanism. In contrast‚ "light‚ spontaneous‚ free" depict the more liberal beliefs of Romanticism. As witnessed in his novel‚ Hawthorne’s root as a Puritan

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    Throughout the history of the human civilization‚ historians have been able to develop labels for the different historical ages by the important events which occurred within each of them. For example‚ the Dark Ages is a reference to the historical period within Europe in which there was a deterioration of the economic and social life. The deterioration was partly due to the degeneration of the Roman Empire. Each age can be labeled by the protruding theme which identifies the way which life was for

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    Romanticism deals a lot with elements and how the affect human beings. Romanticism allowed people to get away from the constricted‚ normal views of life and concentrate on an emotional and sentimental side of humanity. The majority of literature during this time focused on the state of human nature. The romantic period was characterized by the ideas and techniques of the literary period that preceded it‚ which was more scientific and rational in nature. Romantics were involved in emotional directness

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    Nature‚ Passion‚ and Religion Nature‚ Passion‚ and Religion are three themes that typify romanticism in a profound sense. In his book ‘Romanticism: Keywords‚’ Fred Burwick discussed those three words and gave some examples on how they typify romanticism. Firstly‚ when Burwick started talking about nature in his text‚ he began by explaining that the concept of nature went through a drastic change through time. Then‚ Burwick moved on to show us some examples of authors who recognized nature‚ including

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    RESTORATION THROUGH ROMANTICISM The drama of the English Restoration combined aspects of English and continental Renaissance theater‚ both in playwriting and in theater architecture. French influence was also felt with the introduction of neoclassical ideals into serious English drama. By the eighteenth century‚ there was an attempt to break away from the Italianate traditions. Theater shapes changed‚ and playwrights abandoned the neoclassical ideals in favor of romanticism. As the middle classes

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