Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

ROMANTICISM: The Age of Sensibility.

Published byEdmund Pope Modified over 5 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "ROMANTICISM: The Age of Sensibility."— Presentation transcript:

1 ROMANTICISM: The Age of Sensibility

2 The Romantic Movement 1800-1850
Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain and Germany. A reaction against classicism. The “Romantic Hero:” Greatest example was Lord Byron Tremendously popular among the European reading public. Youth imitated his haughtiness and rebelliousness.

3 A Growing Distrust of Reason
Early 19c Enlightenment Romanticism Society is good, curbing violent impulses! Civilization corrupts! The essence of human experience is subjective and emotional. Human knowledge is a puny thing compared to other great historical forces. “Individual rights” are dangerous efforts at selfishness  the community is more important.

4 Characteristics of Romanticism
Rise of the “rugged” individual  alienation. Glorification of nature Skeptical about science  it can be dangerous! Dehumanizing effect of industrialization Idealization of country living Revival of the Gothic Style: “Romanticizing” the Middle Ages Interest in the exotic, occult & macabre Radical poetics / politics  an obsession w/ nationalism Interest in exotic foreign lands Return of Christian mysteries

5 Emotions! Passion! Irrationality!

6 The Raft of the Medusa Théodore Géricault, 1819

7 Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog Caspar David Friedrich, 1818

8 Rain, Steam, and Speed Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1844

9 Rain, Steam, & Speed (details)

10 Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830

11 The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun William Blake, 1808-1810

12 The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821

13 British Houses of Parliament 1840-1865

14

15 The Great Age of the Novel
Gothic Novel: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte (1847) Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte (1847) Historical Novel: Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott (1819) Les Miserables - Victor Hugo (1862) The Three Musketeers – Alexander Dumas (1844)

16 The Great Age of the Novel
Science Fiction Novel: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (1817) Dracula – Bramm Stoker (1897) Novel of Purpose: Hugh Trevar - Thomas Holcroft (1794)

17 Other Romantic Writers
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Grimm’s Fairy Tales ( ) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust ( )

18 The Romantic Poets Percy Byssche Shelley Lord Byron (George Gordon)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Wordsworth John Keats William Blake

Download ppt "ROMANTICISM: The Age of Sensibility."

Similar presentations

The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850) e A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics. e Early support of the French Revolution. e Rise of the individual.

The Spirit of the Age ( ) e A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics. e Early support of the French Revolution. e Rise of the individual.
The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850) e A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics. e Early support of the French Revolution. e Reflected liberal ideas.

The Spirit of the Age ( ) e A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics. e Early support of the French Revolution. e Reflected liberal ideas.
By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.

By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.
Slides by: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.

Slides by: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.
The Spirit of the Age (1790- 1850). The Deluge Francis Danby, 1840.

The Spirit of the Age ( ). The Deluge Francis Danby, 1840.
1800-18301800-1830 Lesson Objectives Synthesize knowledge of previous literary eras with new information about Romanticism. Explain the major archetypes.

Lesson Objectives Synthesize knowledge of previous literary eras with new information about Romanticism. Explain the major archetypes.
The Romantic Movement e Began in the 1790s and peaked in the 1820s. e Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain and Germany. e A reaction against.

The Romantic Movement e Began in the 1790s and peaked in the 1820s. e Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain and Germany. e A reaction against.
By the 1830s, there were two schools of painting (especially in France): The Neoclassical School (Jean-Louis David) The Neoclassical School (Jean-Louis.

By the 1830s, there were two schools of painting (especially in France): The Neoclassical School (Jean-Louis David) The Neoclassical School (Jean-Louis.
Warm Up What major policies/attitudes were prominent during the age of revolutions?!

Warm Up What major policies/attitudes were prominent during the age of revolutions?!
Happy New Year ! Jan. 5, 2015 e Take your seat e Take out your Romanticism Art Journal e Begin Warm-Up Warm-Up: Romanticism Art Journal Review 1. Compare.

Happy New Year ! Jan. 5, 2015 e Take your seat e Take out your Romanticism Art Journal e Begin Warm-Up Warm-Up: Romanticism Art Journal Review 1. Compare.
By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.

By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.
Romanticism  it is an international artistic and philosophical movement.  Difficult to define because it deals with general attitudes rather than.

Romanticism  it is an international artistic and philosophical movement.  Difficult to define because it deals with general attitudes rather than.
By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.

By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.
18 th century is about human reason 19 th century is about emotion.

18 th century is about human reason 19 th century is about emotion.
MAYOMAYO The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850)  A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics.  Early support of the French Revolution  Rise of the individual.

MAYOMAYO The Spirit of the Age ( )  A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics.  Early support of the French Revolution  Rise of the individual.
Romanticism Romanticism and Realism. Overview - Romanticism “Feeling is all!”

Romanticism Romanticism and Realism. Overview - Romanticism “Feeling is all!”
Romanticism. The Romantic Movement e Began in the 1790s and peaked in the 1820s. e Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain and Germany. e A reaction.

Romanticism. The Romantic Movement e Began in the 1790s and peaked in the 1820s. e Mostly in Northern Europe, especially in Britain and Germany. e A reaction.
The Romantic Age, (1815 - 1848): The “Isms” - Europe Ideologically after the Congress of Vienna “Romanticism is the expression of man's urge to rise above.

The Romantic Age, ( ): The “Isms” - Europe Ideologically after the Congress of Vienna “Romanticism is the expression of man's urge to rise above.
ROMANTICISM GALLERY. THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT Romanticism – intellectual movement that was a reaction against the Enlightenment Romanticism – intellectual.

ROMANTICISM GALLERY. THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT Romanticism – intellectual movement that was a reaction against the Enlightenment Romanticism – intellectual.
The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850) e A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics. e Early support of the French Revolution. e Rise of the individual.

The Spirit of the Age ( ) e A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics. e Early support of the French Revolution. e Rise of the individual.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google