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The Romantic Age Janar Aronija

The Romantic Age Janar Aronija. Introduction. Romanticism is a artistic and philosophical movement Sweeping revolt against reasons, science, authority, tradition and discipline The French revolution had the strongest impact of all. Social and political backround. The Industrial Revolution

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The Romantic Age Janar Aronija

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  1. The Romantic AgeJanar Aronija

  2. Introduction Romanticism is a artistic and philosophical movement Sweeping revolt against reasons, science, authority, tradition and discipline The French revolution had the strongest impact of all

  3. Social and political backround The Industrial Revolution Awakening of class-consciousness Workers’ rebellions French Revolution Napoleonic Wars

  4. The first two periods of the Romantic Age • Starts in 1798, the year of the first edition of “Lyrical Ballads” by Wordsworth and Coleridge • The first period is calledthe Age of Revolutions • “Lyrical Ballads” wasn’t very popular in his time but eventually changed the course of English literature and poetry • The second period is marked by the work of Byron, Walter Scott, John Keats

  5. William Wordsworth

  6. The second period of the Romantic Age

  7. Main characteristics of the Romantic period • A closeness to nature • The pursuit of emotional rapture • Idealization of women • Struggle between good and evil • Importance of love • Romantic nationalism

  8. Romantic hero • Rejects established norms • Has been rejected by the society • Wanderlust • Isolation • Self-criticism • Classic literary examples of the romantic hero are Odysseus, Mr. Darcy, Don Juan

  9. John Keats • Was the latest born of the Romantic poets • Publishing his work over only a four year period • His work was not well received by critics • Composed six odes which are his most famous poems • Died of tuberculosis at the age of 25 thinking that his poems were a failure

  10. Bright Star http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTetIodauIM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyymuJqZJtM

  11. THANK YOU

  12. Used Sources • http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0858004.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_poetry • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats

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