Romantic+Era+Literature



=Literature of the Romantic Era = =sarah fowler =

Romanticism in England was influenced by the French Revolution. At the beginning of the Revolution, England supported the French Revolution and had utopian and idealist expectations for the outcome. After the French Revolution failed, many British people renounced the effort and rejected all ideas of peace and balance.

Romanticism was marked by Popular Romantic Period Poetry
 * rejection of peace, harmony, and balance
 * emphasis on the individual and imagination
 * appreciation of nature
 * value of emotion over reason
 * focus on internal struggles
 * focus on the "hero", introduction of the British heroic couplet in poetry
 * focus on nationalism, folklore and cultural stories


 * //Lyrical Ballads// by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge - book of poems, described poetry as something that should be genuine and full of emotion
 * other poets included:
 * John Keats - one of the most famous Romantic poets, wrote "Ode to a Nightingale"
 * Percy Bysshe Shelley - wrote about political visions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">George Gordon
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Lord Byron - wrote about rebellious heros
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Robert Southey - best known for "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Books and novels were often written about the supernatural, the weird, or the horrible <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">//Frankenstein// (1818) by Mary Shelley (wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley)

Questions 1. What ideas did Romantic era poetry reject? 2. What ideas did Romantic era poetry focus on? 3. What is Robert Southey best known for? 4. What did Percy Bysshe Shelley primarily write about? 5. What did Romantic era poetry put emphasis on over reason?

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