1. ‘the spontaneous overflow of personal feelings’ - William Wordsworth

2. Romanticism:. 1789 French Revolution, Reign of Terror
Romanticism: * French Revolution, Reign of Terror. Influenced reaction in Britain. * France/Netherlands (1793), engages Britain in 25 year struggle. * Napoleonic Wars (Horatio Nelson), Battle of Trafalgar * Tory- ‘Corn Law’, taxed grains. * Peterloo Massacre, 11 St. Peter’s Field.

3. Romanticism:. Term first used in Germany, 1798
Romanticism: * Term first used in Germany, * In England, Romanticism revolted against: order, propriety, and traditionalism. *Influenced by agitation with regard to authority, political/social change. * Emotion more important than Reason, ordinary becomes extraordinary.

4. What Can People Learn From Nature?
When is the Ordinary Extraordinary?
Is Emotion Stronger than Reason?
What Can People Learn From Nature?
To A Mouse: 768, Burns
To A Louse: 771, Burns
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud: 792, Wordsworth
The World is Too Much With Us: 791, Wordsworth