(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 Nightingale Other romantic poets • William Blake: The Tyger
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WORDSWORTH LOVE OF NATURE LED HIM TO LOVE OF MANKIND Nature has a dominant role in Wordsworth’s poetry. So‚ he is called the poet of nature. He finds out as well as establishes in his poems a cordial‚ passionate‚ impressive‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ spiritual and inseparable relationship between nature and human life. According to him‚ all created things are parts of a unified whole. Actually‚ the love of nature leads Wordsworth to the love of man which is noticeable in many of his poems. In ‘Tintern
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become more prevalent amongst today’s Mexican-American youth in the United States. The lyrics above are a preview of what the narcocorrido is- a genre known for its story-telling demeanor‚ its main instruments of the tuba‚ and accordion‚ and its lyrical content: the lifestyle and mentality of a drug trafficker in a Mexican drug cartel. Very recently‚ the narcocorrido has gained much popularity and has even evolved into its own very distinct genre. It’s popularity‚ however‚ also gives rise to immense
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people in ordinary settings. Coleridge on the other hand‚ expounded ’’Gothic’’ and supernatural themes. One of the most works that gave birth to the romantic era or‚ who initiated the beginning of the romantic movement was the Wordsworth’s ’’LYRICAL BALLADS’’. Some other famous poetry of the time is ’’OZYMANDIAS’’ poem by Percy Shelley. As an emphasis on the importance of emotions in the creation of good poetry‚ Wordsworth’s states: ~All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions~
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applying theory (1) How is symbolism used in Desai’s short story? To what purpose?Group – mary‚shalu‚wani | Analysing and applying theory (1) How is “Shame” a social and cultural commentary?Group – shasi‚baba‚wan | Critical Analysis (lyrical and ballad poem) * Features * Structure * Rhythm & rhyme * Language use * ThemesGroup – ein‚muni‚shai | Critical Analysis (sonnets and epic poem) * Features * Structures * Rhythm & rhyme * Language use * ThemesGroup – rai
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Romanticism Style in “La Belle Dame sans Merci” The Romantic period in Literature is believed to have begun in 1798 when Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth published a book of poems called “Lyrical Ballads”. Romantic writers “emphasized imagination and emotion” (Romanticism 457). Romantic writers use medieval subjects and settings in their writings. “The love theme explores dreams of heterosexual bliss‚ but it also moves into the appropriate relationships to be had with art and nature” (Matlak
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emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination‚ departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism‚ and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. It is said that this period started with the publication of “Lyrical Ballads” written by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. William Blake and William Wordsworth are two of the most influential of all of the romantic writers. They grew up with very different lifestyles which greatly affected the way they
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Chapter 19 The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism * Napolean Bonaparte (Napolean I) * Military and political leader; emperor * France * 1769-1821 * Established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sough to spread the ideas of the Revolution. Highly successful in the war. * Horatio Nelson * Flag officer in the Royal Navy * England * 1758-1805 * Notable for his inspirational leadership‚ superb grasp of strategy
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the reader encounters an unconventional style and the same punctuation and capitalization usage which denote an emphasis on important words or her refusal to use periods which mark an end while dashes convey a continuation. This poem resembles a ballad telling an adventure of a "Gun" and its "Owner" who cannot act without his "Gun". The fist stanza alludes to the poet’s life to that of an inanimate object "Gun" something not living‚ yet full of power‚ hence the word "Loaded". The second stanza implies
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hopeless love stories and the expression of the individual’s feelings and emotions became popular. Turning to the past‚ mainly to the gothic and medieval history and literature was essential in that period. The romantic poets‚ like Keats wrote ballads. The ballad is a typical medieval genre‚ which deals with human feelings‚ love is the central theme‚ and the end of the story is most of the time tragic‚ so death often appears. Keats is one of the most
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