The Romantic Age Janar Aronija. Introduction Romanticism is a artistic and philosophical movement Sweeping revolt against reasons, science, authority,
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The Romantic AgeJanar Aronija
Introduction• Romanticism is a artistic and philosophical movement• Sweeping revolt against reasons, science, authority, tradition and discipline• The French revolution had the strongest impact of all
Social and political backround
• The Industrial Revolution
• Awakening of class-consciousness
• Workers’ rebellions
• French Revolution• Napoleonic Wars
The first two periods of the Romantic Age
• Starts in 1798, the year of the first edition of “Lyrical Ballads” by Wordsworth and Coleridge
• The first period is called the Age of Revolutions
• “Lyrical Ballads” wasn’t very popular in his time but eventually changed the course of English literature and poetry
• The second period is marked by the work of Byron, Walter Scott, John Keats
William Wordsworth
The second period of the Romantic Age
Main characteristics of the Romantic period• A closeness to
nature • The pursuit of
emotional rapture• Idealization of
women• Struggle between
good and evil• Importance of
love• Romantic
nationalism
Romantic hero
• Rejects established norms
• Has been rejected by the society
• Wanderlust• Isolation• Self-criticism• Classic literary
examples of the romantic hero are Odysseus, Mr. Darcy, Don Juan
John Keats• Was the latest born
of the Romantic poets
• Publishing his work over only a four year period
• His work was not well received by critics
• Composed six odes which are his most famous poems
• Died of tuberculosis at the age of 25 thinking that his poems were a failure
Bright Starhttp://
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Used Sources
• http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0858004.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_poetry• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats
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