1. The Father of Historical Novels Sir Walter Scott 1771 – 1832 2. A Short Biography • Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, as the son of a solicitor Walter Scott and…

1. The Father ofHistorical Novels Sir Walter Scott 1771 - 1832 2. A Short Biography Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, as the son of a solicitor Walter Scott and Anne, a…

Pre-Romanticism Indranil Sarkar Contact: 9859945270 Pre-Romanticism Rousseauâs ideas of âLiberty, Equality and Fraternityâ were not only the key-terms of the âFrench…

Boston University is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Studies in Romanticism. http://www.jstor.org New Moons, Old Ballads, and Prophetic…

Slide 1 CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANTIC LITERATURE 1.Imagination and emotion are more important than reason and formal rules; imagination is a gateway to transcendent experience…

Slide 1 (1785 – 1830) Slide 2 Poetry of the 18 th c./classicism Based on reason Modern, civilized life Motifs from urban life General human values Earthly reality Deliberate…

Slide 1 The Father of Historical Novels Sir Walter Scott 1771 - 1832 Slide 2 A Short Biography Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, as the son of a solicitor Walter Scott…

BALLADS Medieval Ballads MRS. LEACH British Literature Unit 2: The Middle Ages Instruments of the Middle Ages link Ballads were story poems set to music so that non-readers…

Aucassin and Nicolete 1 Aucassin and Nicolete Aucassin and Nicolete 2 INTRODUCTION There is nothing in artistic poetry quite akin to "Aucassin and Nicolete." By…