Romanticism 1798-1832 An experiment in emotion and imagination reacting to the Age of Enlightenment.

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Romanticism An experiment in emotion and imagination reacting to the Age of Enlightenment

Major Romantic Poets- William Wordsworth William Wordsworth William Blake William Blake Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge Lord Byron Lord Byron Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley John Keats John Keats Mary Shelley Mary Shelley

Features of Romantic Writers Exalted nature and its power to rejuvenate the spirit rather than the church or state Exalted nature and its power to rejuvenate the spirit rather than the church or state Appreciated mysteries and the supernatural Appreciated mysteries and the supernatural Reflected on childhood, primitive societies, and the common man rather than the ruling class Reflected on childhood, primitive societies, and the common man rather than the ruling class

Features continued Wrote about the desires, hopes, and dreams of the individual rather than the concerns facing society Wrote about the desires, hopes, and dreams of the individual rather than the concerns facing society Believed that man is born good and that society and other pressures create an evil man Believed that man is born good and that society and other pressures create an evil man Stressed emotion, imagination, and intuition rather than reason and common sense Stressed emotion, imagination, and intuition rather than reason and common sense

Features continued Believed in the spontaneity of thought and action rather than a sense of order Celebrated intense passion and vision rather than exercising control Believed in experimenting rather than maintaining traditions

Last slide Technology can lead to disaster if gone unchecked Technology can lead to disaster if gone unchecked Developed a more natural poetic diction and form rather than following formal rules in poetry Developed a more natural poetic diction and form rather than following formal rules in poetry