some of the most influential writers of all time‚ many of which were apart of the Romantic movement. Romanticism sprung up as a dismissive reaction to not only the industrialization‚ but also to the 18th century age of reason and the strict doctrines of religion‚ particularly Puritanism. Later on‚ out of this movement‚ Gothicism‚ which was much darker and pessimistic in comparison to Romanticism emerged. Although these movements first developed in England the concepts soon made their way over to
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After Analysis of the poems of William Blake‚ Percy Shelly‚ and William Wordsworth‚ it becomes apparent of the different views the authors have about England in the 19th century. William Blake looks with disdain at the materialism of the churches and political buildings while many live in poverty. William Wordsworth sees the average Englishman as money craving and greedy; to him this greed seems to be the start of spiritual decay that will only get worse as the society progresses economically. Percy
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American Romanticism (Use your Section Notes) 1. What did American Romantics celebrate? a. Feeling over reason‚ imagination over science‚ and nature over civilization 2. What did the Transcendentalists believe? a. Everything in the physical world is a reflection of the Divine Soul 3. What was the name of the movement that furthered American education‚ self-improvement‚ and cultural development? a. The lyceum movement 4. Describe American Romantic writers. a. They believed that cities are
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Pete Grasso September 11‚ 2008 In 1841 Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote his famous essay "Self-Reliance". This stated his belief in the importance of being self-reliant and outlined the steps necessary to become independent. Over 250 years later Chris McCandless entered the Alaskan wilderness embodying most of the principles that Emerson highlights. Indeed‚ Chris is almost a perfect example of Emerson’s self-reliant being. Most importantly‚ he is not afraid to take risks and he follows his soul. The one
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Following the intellectual movement of the 18th Century American Enlightenment‚ the ideas of “nature” and “will” would dominate the new American way of thought during the early to mid-19th Century American Romanticism mood. Led by the New England Transcendentalist movement‚ reason‚ predominantly imagination‚ intuition‚ whim‚ and instinct‚ would overtake the Lockean five senses way of knowing until the outbreak of the American Civil War. The notions that feelings gave one knowledge and that the
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ability to channel an individual’s emotions into poetry‚ the underlying wisdom of satire and also how it can be employed to shed light on political situations. In the nineteenth century‚ the gothic era came to be and from this‚ the subgenre of Dark Romanticism branched off. The focus of this subdivision was to dispute society’s standards and modify the general belief at the time of the American transcendental movement. Notorious writers Edgar Allen Poe and Jonathan Swift wrote their pieces of literature
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Romanticism may have been notorious from 1800-1865‚ but it still continues to be one of the most influential categories of American Literature today. The genre of Brooding Romanticism is precisely focused on emotion‚ nature‚ the individual‚ and the unusual. Edgar Allen Poe definitely fits the role of a Brooding Romantic and is placed among many of the most prominent writers of all time. The Raven‚ one of Poe’s most popular poems‚ shows a raven’s ominous visit to an afflicted‚ unnamed narrator. The
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Caitlin Lindsey British Romanticism 12/2/15 Final Assignment Shelley v. Clare The one major difference between Percy Shelley and John Clare as people is the fact that Shelly was an educated man and John Clare did not receive an education from anyone save for himself. As a self-taught man from the countryside‚ Clare definitely has a different style in writing than Shelley. Where Percy Shelley’s style is more complex in detail and filled with metaphors‚ Clare’s is full of simple details and straighter
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Chapter 21: Reaction‚ Revolution‚ and Romanticism 1815-1850 The Conservative Order (1815-1830) I. The immediate response to the defeat of Napoleon was the desire to contain revolution and the revolutionary forces by restoring much of the old order. The Peace Settlement I. In March 1814‚b/f Napoleon had been defeated‚ his 4 major enemies—Great Britain‚ Austria‚ Prussia‚ and Russia—had agreed to remain united‚ not only to defeat France but also to ensue peace after the war. A. After
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Edgar Allen Poe was influenced by the Romantic movement of his time‚ where character motivations were guided by emotions and passions rather than reason and concepts of the occult were examined. He explored numerous facets of human fascination with the concept of violence‚ death and the aftermath in his stories “The Tell-Tale Heart”‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ and “The Black Cat” and how people can be driven to commit murder‚ to insanity and to face the inevitability
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