1. English Romanticism Aaron Gavin ITC 525-801 Summer II

2. Romanticism: An Intro A Pictorial Comparison William Blake Three Central Conflicts Lyrical Ballads Standards Credits

3. Romanticism and Neoclassicism In pictures

4. Romanticism versus Neoclassicism Romanticism emphasized: The Imaginary, and idealistic Lyrical and reflective works Variety The liberal or radical Nature Neoclassicism emphasized: The formal or Deistic religions Orderliness The Rational The conservative Man

5. Romanticism in Art The picture to the right is emblematic of Romanticism. Notice the emphasis on nature, and how it surrounds man Man is small in comparison to nature Compare this picture to a Neoclassic oneNeoclassic

6. Neoclassicism in Art Notice in this picture, man is moved to the front Nature is relegated to the back Importantly, civilization not nature surrounds man Thus civilization (i.e. the buildings) protects man from nature Now try this art quiz to see further examples of both time periodsthis art quiz

7. Art Quiz Try to determine if the art on the next three slides is Neoclassic or Romantic Quiz

8. Question 1 A. RomanticRomantic B. NeoclassicNeoclassic

9. Question 2 A. RomanticRomantic B. NeoclassicNeoclassic

10. Question 3 A. RomanticRomantic B. NeoclassicNeoclassic

11. William Blake His Life His Written Works His Visual Works

12. Blake’s Life Blake was an Pre-Romantic, writing before the movement fully started.Pre-Romantic His life was lived in obscurity and penury. Although one can visit his grave now, Blake was buried in an unmarked grave.visit his grave now More can be discovered about him here.here

13. Blake’s Written Works He is most well know for his companion books Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.Songs of InnocenceSongs of Experience These collections of poems investigate the inherent duality of all experiences.duality Without considering both poems, the experience cannot be fully understood.bothpoems Consider this video discussing “The Lamb” and “The Tyger.”this video

14. Blake’s Visual Works Blake invented a engraving process called Illuminated Printing. Illuminated Printing Blake’s work was a combination of both written text and visual images.visual images To fully appreciate his work, the reader must see the both the visual and textual art together. art together

16. Three Central Romantic Conflicts Rural versus Urban Religion versus Spirituality Innocence versus Experience

17. Conflict 1 The Romantics reacted against the Industrial Revolution. They believed cities to be corrupting and dehumanizing. They saw the need to return to the uncorrupted natural world. This conflict is seen in William Wordsworth’s “Michael.”“Michael.”

18. Conflict 2 The Romantics rejected institutionalized religion. They sought a spiritual connection to nature. This conflict is seen in Mr. Gavin’s favorite Romantic poem, Wordsworth’s “The World is Too Much with Us.”’“The World is Too Much with Us.”

19. Conflict 3 This isn’t as much of a conflict as a reconciling of two opposites. To completely understand an experience, one must reconcile the innocence of youth with the experience of age. Consider this video discussion of Wordsworth’s “My Heart Leaps Up.”video discussion“My Heart Leaps Up.”

20. Lyrical Ballads This collection of poetry by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Wordsworth is considered the formal beginning of Romanticism.This collection of poetry In the preface, the authors described four characteristics of good poetry. First Second Third Fourth

21. First The best subject for poetry is the common man. An example of this is William Wordsworth’s “Resolution and Independence.”“Resolution and Independence.”

22. Second The common language is the best to convey the message of a poem. An example of this is Robert Burns’ use of dialect in “To a Louse.” dialect“To a Louse.”

23. Third Feeling is more important than action. This type of poetry is called “lyrical.” An example of this is John Keats’ “When I have Fears.”“When I have Fears.”

24. Fourth Poetry should be “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling.” Poetry should not be planned; it should natural flow from one’s experiences. This ides is expressed in Coleridge’s “The Eolian Harp.”“The Eolian Harp.” Wordsworth’s description of how he wrote “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” also demonstrates this idea.description

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26. Incorrect Is nature or man emphasized? If man, think Neoclassic. If nature, think Romantic.

27. Standards PDE –1.1.11.a1.1.11.a –1.1.11.d1.1.11.d –1.2.11.a1.2.11.a –1.2.11.d1.2.11.d –1.3.11.a1.3.11.a –1.9.11.a1.9.11.a ISTE NET –1.a –2.a,b,d –3.a,c

28. Credits General Author Information: http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/blake.htm http://www.friendsofblake.org/visiting_william_blakes_grave.htm http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/116 http://www.skoletorget.no/abb/eng/blake/ill_print.html http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/blakeic?rgn1=&type=boolean&view=thumbnail&q1=Blake &select1=all&med=1http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/blakeic?rgn1=&type=boolean&view=thumbnail&q1=Blake &select1=all&med=1 Videos/audio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/robertburns/works/to_a_louse/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NKZn9n4HiQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgCVumXD2q8 http://www.todayinliterature.com/stories.asp?Event_Date=7/13/1798 Standards: ISTE NET: http://www.isteconference.org/ISTE/2011/presenters/submission/includes/nets_t_stan dards.html http://www.isteconference.org/ISTE/2011/presenters/submission/includes/nets_t_stan dards.html PDE: http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/StandardsDownloadshttp://www.pdesas.org/Standard/StandardsDownloads

29. Credits, 2 Poems: http://www.bartleby.com/41/372.html http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/blake/human_abstract.html http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww317.html http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww194.html http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Wor2Lyr.html http://www.bartleby.com/41/392.html http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/translations/552.htm http://www.bartleby.com/101/635.html http://www.online-literature.com/coleridge/636/ http://theotherpages.org/poems/blake02.html http://www.classicreader.com/book/222/ http://www.nlu.edu/~eller/men/songs/infants.htm http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15841 Paintings: JMW Turner’s “The Slave Ship”“The Slave Ship” Gavin Hamilton’s “Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus”“Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus” John Constable’s “The Hay Wain”“The Hay Wain” John Constable’s “Stour Valley and Dedham Church”“Stour Valley and Dedham Church” Jacques Louis David’s “Belisarius”“Belisarius”

30. Anglophile Greatest game ever? Greatest game ever?