The Romantic Period - Phoenix Union High School District
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THE ROMANTIC
PERIOD
EMOTION AND EXPERIMENTATION
1798-1832
World Events
King Louis XVI of France is beheaded
Thomas Jefferson is elected U.S. president
Workday of pauper children limited to 12
hour days
The Napoleonic Wars
Antarctica is discovered
Rosetta stone is deciphered
Charles Darwin begins his expedition
Slavery abolished in British Empire
The Rise of Romanticism
Unquestionably one of
the greatest cultural
influences on Europe
and the entire world
Romanticism was
strongest in Germany
(where it is believed to
have started)and
England, and slightly
less powerful in France,
Spain, and Italy.
What Brought About Romanticism
Unrest caused by the French
Revolution in 1789
Liberty,
equality and
fraternity were French
revolutionary values
admired by many English,
excluding those in power.
The excesses of the Industrial
Revolution
Widespread poverty and
oppression of workers
The Industrial Revolution
Little to nothing was done to solve the
problems of the impoverished/lower
classes
Laissez Faire
Let the people do what
they want, no
government involvement
Deplorable working
conditions
No child labor laws
Low wages and unsafe conditions
What is Romanticism
In England, writers revolted against the order,
propriety and traditionalism of the Age of Reason
Lyrical Ballads launched this period in England
Emotion was more important than reason
Relationship with nature was a primary concern
Isolationism/Individualism
Strong feelings of being alone in
the world
Always searching but never
finding satisfaction or comfort
Feeling that you alone have
experienced a great emotional
drain
Feeling that no one can ever
understand your thoughts or
situation.
Worship of Nature
Enormous re-interest in
nature
No interest to
understand, rationalize,
reason, or explain
nature
Desire to merely
experience, enjoy, relax in, be a
part of, relate to it.
Key Poets
William Wordsworth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Together
they published Lyrical Ballads
Considered the fathers of the Romantic Movement
William Blake *
The Late Romantics
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Lord Byron
John Keats
The Romantic Poets
Rather than form, structure, language purity,
and didacticism (poetry intended to teach a
lesson) . . . Romantics sought/experimented
with:
Pure
Inspiration & emotional expression
Individualistic expression
Originality
Free play of imagination
Disregard of social constraints
Important Authors
Walter Scott
Scottish author
Ivanhoe
and Rob Roy
Jane Austen
Did not really follow the
Romantic traditions. She
maintained a neoclassical style
Novels of manners, characters almost always become
reserved at the end
Pride
and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
The Gothic
Gothic Stories
Feature a mysterious
mansion, a brooding hero,
and a poor but plucky
heroine who saves the day
Dealt with the eerie and
supernatural
Anne Radcliffe, Mary Shelley
Modern Gothic
Ann Rice, Stephen King, and Dean
Koontz
The Common Man
There are no longer any “great” heroes.
ALL MEN are heroes, especially those who live
closest to nature/the earth/their emotions.
People from small villages, simple farmers, sailors,
shepherds, are more important than others.
Focus Questions
1.
What were the three main influences
that brought about the Romantic Period?
The Industrial Revolution
The French Revolution
Widespread poverty and poor working conditions
Focus Questions
2. What
does Laissez Faire mean and what
were some of the results of this policy in
England?
Let the people do as they please
No government involvement
Poor working conditions
Low wages
No child labor Laws
Long work hours
Economic fluctuations
Focus Questions
3. What were some of the key aspects to
the idea of Romanticism?
Closeness to nature
Individualism
Revolt against order, propriety and traditionalism
Feelings of being alone and not understood
Emotion is more important that reason
Focus Questions
4. Who were the key poets of this time period?
William Blake
William Wordsworth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Lord Byron
Percy Bysshe Shelley
John Keats
Focus Questions
5. Who were some of the key authors of
the time and what did they write?
Sir Walter Scott- Ivanhoe
Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice
Mary Shelley - Frankenstein