The Romantic Age Frank Lüübek XI B. General information ► Romanticism… ► Was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement. ► Originated in the second.

The Romantic AgeThe Romantic Age

Frank LüübekFrank Lüübek

XI BXI B

General informationGeneral information

► Romanticism…Romanticism…

► Was an artistic, literary and Was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement.intellectual movement.

► OOriginated in the second riginated in the second half of the 18th century in half of the 18th century in EuropeEurope

► WWas a revolt against as a revolt against aristocraticaristocratic,, social and social and political norms of the Age of political norms of the Age of EnlightenmentEnlightenment..

HistoryHistory

► AArtists and intellectuals sought to break the bonds rtists and intellectuals sought to break the bonds of 18th-century convention.of 18th-century convention.

► TThe French Revolution and its aftermath had the he French Revolution and its aftermath had the strongest impact of all.strongest impact of all.

► MMost English intellectuals renounced the ost English intellectuals renounced the Revolution.Revolution.

► TThe romantic vision had taken forms other than he romantic vision had taken forms other than political, and these developed quickly.political, and these developed quickly.

The 1st period of the Romantic ageThe 1st period of the Romantic age

► The publication of "Lyrical The publication of "Lyrical Ballads“ in 1798.Ballads“ in 1798.

► Collection of poems by William Collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.Coleridge.

► Changed the course of English Changed the course of English literature and poetry.literature and poetry.

► Most of the poems were written Most of the poems were written by Wordsworth.by Wordsworth.

► Coleridge contributed only four Coleridge contributed only four poems to the collection.poems to the collection.

► ““The Rhyme Of The Ancient The Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner”Mariner”

The 1st period of the Romantic ageThe 1st period of the Romantic age

► Other Literary scholars place the start much earlier, around Other Literary scholars place the start much earlier, around 1785.1785.

► Robert Burns's Poems (1786)Robert Burns's Poems (1786)

► William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" (1789)William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" (1789)

► A change had taken place in political thought and literary A change had taken place in political thought and literary expression.expression.

► Charles Lamb, Jane Austen, and Sir Walter Scott.Charles Lamb, Jane Austen, and Sir Walter Scott.

The 2nd period of the Romantic ageThe 2nd period of the Romantic age

► Second generatin of Second generatin of romantics: Lord romantics: Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats.Shelley, John Keats.

► Died young.Died young.

► Wanted to seperate Wanted to seperate themselves from the themselves from the older poets.older poets.

► Wanted to be Wanted to be different and even different and even better.better.

The Romantic HeroThe Romantic Hero► First began appearing in works of First began appearing in works of

Byron, Shelley, Goethe.Byron, Shelley, Goethe.

► Romantic hero has been rejected Romantic hero has been rejected by society.by society.

► Focus on the characters thoughts.Focus on the characters thoughts.

► Introspection, melancholy, Introspection, melancholy, misanthropy and isolation.misanthropy and isolation.

► Regret for his actions, and self-Regret for his actions, and self-

criticism.criticism.

► Hugo’s Gwynplaine, Hugo’s Gwynplaine, Chateaubriand's René, Tolstoy’s Chateaubriand's René, Tolstoy’s

Andrei Bolkonsky.Andrei Bolkonsky.

Thank you for Thank you for listening!listening!

Sources usedSources used

► http://classiclit.about.com/od/britishromantics/a/aa_http://classiclit.about.com/od/britishromantics/a/aa_britromantic.htmbritromantic.htm

► http://http://reason2romanticism.blogspot.com/2007/12/second-reason2romanticism.blogspot.com/2007/12/second-generation-romantics.htmlgeneration-romantics.html

► http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0858004.htmlhttp://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0858004.html► http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_herohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_hero► http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_agehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_age