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The Romantic Period
A reaction to the enlightenment
Romanticism Reaction to the Enlightenment way of
thinking Working class growing larger Royalty getting weaker French Revolution Led to a perspective focused on the
“Common” people
Enlightenment Romantic Scientific
objectivity Classic Greeks &
Romans Optimistic about
present Followed
standards and traditions
Social Hierarchy Society as a whole Nature controlled
by man
Inner feelings Middle Ages Idealistic Romanticized past Sought new forms
of expression Favored
democracy Concerned with
Individual Nature should be
untamed
William Blake Saw GOD outside his
window at 4 yrs old Saw trees filled with
Angels Spiritual nature
encouraged by parents
William Blake Was a great artist
as well as a poet Self-taught Brought back
“metal etching” as an art form
Incorporated both words and paintings onto metal plates used in printing process.
Very time consuming
William Blake
Literary Works Greatest literary works—Songs of
Innocence and Songs of Experience Songs of Innocence- tried to recapture the
wonder and joy of childhood Songs of Experience- attempt to recognize
evils all around us Each poem had a counterpart in the other Believed man must accept the union of the
two
William Wordsworth Intended to make a distinct break w/ past Believed poetry was a living form of artistic
expression Wrote for the common man in the common tongue One main focus of works—Man’s relationship with
nature (sometimes called “nature’s priest”) He & Samuel Taylor Coleridge began Romanticism
with Lyrical Ballads One of the most quoted of all English poets
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Close friend of William
Wordsworth friendship fell apart
Co-wrote Lyrical Ballads Started as collaboration on “The
Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” but they couldn’t work together
Included “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Expert on philosophy, Shakespeare,
art, psychology, dreams and other areas
Wrote “Kubla Khan” inspired by a dream never completed dream or poem.
Believed the literature was a magical blend of thought and emotion with the ability to make the unreal seem real.