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The Romantic Period 1798-1832. Romantic signifies: a fascination with youth and innocence a fascination with youth and innocence a stage when people need.

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1 The Romantic Period 1798-1832

2 Romantic signifies: a fascination with youth and innocence a fascination with youth and innocence a stage when people need to question tradition and authority in order to imagine better ways to live; idealism a stage when people need to question tradition and authority in order to imagine better ways to live; idealism

3 Characteristics of Romanticism Turned away from 18 th century emphasis on reason Turned away from 18 th century emphasis on reason Romantic-era poets preferred poetry that spoke of personal experiences and emotions Romantic-era poets preferred poetry that spoke of personal experiences and emotions Love of nature Love of nature

4 Romanticism A literary, artistic, and philosophical movement A literary, artistic, and philosophical movementEmphasized: emotion imaginationintuition freedompersonal experience beauty of nature

5 The Romantic poets believed that imagination was the best response to the forces of change: The Romantic poets believed that imagination was the best response to the forces of change: Wordsworth wrote: “…spiritual love acts not nor can exist Without imagination, which, in truth Is but another name for absolute power And clearest insight, amplitude of mind, And Reason in her exalted mood.

6 Romantic Poets Dominated by seven men: Dominated by seven men: William Blake William Blake Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Wordsworth William Wordsworth Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley John Keats John Keats George Gordon George Gordon Lord Byron Lord Byron

7 Romantic Composers Ludwig Von Beethoven 1770-1827 Ninth Symphony

8 Romantic Artists Delacroix Delacroix Turner Turner Goya Goya Constable Constable Homer Homer Gainsborourgh Gainsborourgh Gericault Gericault

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