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Romantic Period

Romantic Period . Andrea Shaw, Priyanka Patel ,and Lennae Thonmpson Mrs. Ambrose Classical Literature 2 April 2009. Classical Period. The classical period proceeded the Romantic Period.

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Romantic Period

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  1. Romantic Period Andrea Shaw, Priyanka Patel ,and LennaeThonmpson Mrs. Ambrose Classical Literature 2 April 2009

  2. Classical Period • The classical period proceeded the Romantic Period. • Musicians in this time were employed. People employed them to make music for them. The music they wrote would be to please their employers.

  3. 1798-1832 • The Romantic Period has many various time frames, they differ majorly from our text to online information.

  4. What Is The Romantic Period? • The Romantic period was a time when the musicians were much more appreciated. They no longer had to work for people they were able to work on their own, composing music that they wanted to. • It was also “a time for political revolution and new ways of looking at the world”.

  5. Major Beliefs • Individualism and art were major beliefs of the time period. • Things important to the people of this time were nature, creativity, imagination

  6. Influential Philosophers • Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was a British philosopher. • He wrote “Lyrical Ballads” with William Wordsworth. • That was believed to be the starting point of the Romantic period. • Coleridge also wrote “Christabel”, “Kubla Khan”, and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

  7. Famous Writers • Charles Lamb, Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Bryon, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, and John Keats were some famous writes of the Romantic Period.

  8. Role Of Religion: • Enlightenment period had weaken the religion beliefs. • The important of individualism began to rise significantly. • Writers and artists wrote on Biblical themes. • These writers work contain more emotions than ever before. • Catholic Emancipation Act was pass in England to restored economic and religious freedoms to Roman Catholics.

  9. Political and Economic Influences: • Spread of nationalism • The creation of nation(s) own language or languages began. • The French Revolution • The Industrial Revolution • The American Declaration of Independence (1778) • Voting rights were extended to the small but important middle class (male only)

  10. The French Revolution:1789-1799 • A period of political and social disruption in the history of France. • The Feudal system was completely declined. • The cause of French Revolution was the economic factors such as: • Famine • Poor diet • Disease (likelihood to develop) • Death (from the poor diet and diseases)

  11. Industrial Revolution: • Britain government felt threaten by French Revolution. • So, the problems created by Industrial Revolution were: • overcrowded factory towns • longer working hours and low pay • Unsafe and unpleasant working conditions • These problems were overlooked by England Govt.

  12. Industrial Revolution(continue): • The working class grew larger as time progress and more restless. • Some riots and marches (which became massacre) force government to take a action. • The government claimed to be following Laissez-faire policy, but secretly sided with the factory owners. • In 1824, first labor union was organized. • In 1833, first law governing factory safety was passed.

  13. Romantic period was followed by: Modernism (1850s - 1950s) The deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the 20th century.

  14. Works Cited • "Frankenstein." Solarnavigator.net. 2008. 1 Apr 2009 <http://solarnavigator.net/mythology/mythology_imag es/mary_shelley_author_frankenstein.jpg>. • Itashiki, Mike. "Classical 1750-1820." DSO Kids 31 Mar 2009 <http://www.dsokids.com/2001/dso.asp?PageID=457>. • Itashiki, Mike. "Romantic 1820-1910." DSO Kids. 1 Apr 2009 <http://www.dsokids.com/2001/dso.asp?PageID=458>. • Kinsell,Kate. Pearson Hall Literature. Penguin. Boston,MA:PearsonEducation,Inc,2007. • Lombardi, Esther. "Classical Literature Romantic Period: Where did it all begin?." about.com. 1 Apr 2009 <http://classiclit.about.com/od/britishromantics/a/aa_ britromantic.htm>.

  15. Works Cited (cont.) • Lombardi, Esther. "Top 4 Samuel Taylor Coleridge- Books about Samuel Taylor Coleridge." about.com. 1 Apr 2009 <http://classiclit.about.com/od/coleri dgesamuel/tp/ad_stcoleridge.htm>. • "What are the Guiding Beliefs of Romanticism." Wikianswers.com. 2009. 1 Apr 2009 <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/what_are _the_guiding_beliefs_of_Romanticism.>.

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