Warm-up 11.09

1. Warm-up 11.09 Write down what you think the Romantic Period is going to be about? What type of texts are we going to encounter?

2. Romanticism A Movement Across the Arts

3. Definition • Romanticism refers to a movement in art, literature, and music during the 19th century. • Romanticism is characterized by the 5 “I”s • Imagination • Intuition • Idealism • Inspiration • Individuality

4. Imagination • Imagination was emphasized over “reason.” • This was a backlash against the rationalism characterized by the Neoclassical period or “Age of Reason.” • Imagination was considered necessary for creating all art.

5. Intuition • Romantics placed value on “intuition,” or feeling and instincts, over reason. • Emotions were important in Romantic art • British Romantic William Wordsworth described poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.”

6. Idealism • Idealism is the concept that we can make the world a better place • Idealism refers to any theory that emphasizes the spirit, the mind, or language over matter – thought has a crucial role in making the world the way it is.

7. Inspiration • The Romantic artist, musician, or writer, is an “inspired creator” rather than a “technical master.” • What this means is “going with the moment” or being spontaneous, rather than “getting it precise.”

8. Individuality • Romantics celebrated the individual. • During this time period, Women’s Rights and Abolitionism were taking root as major movements. • Walt Whitman, a later Romantic writer, would write a poem entitled “Song of Myself”: it begins, “I celebrate myself…”

9. The Arts • Romanticism was a movement across all the arts: visual art, music, and literature. • All of the arts embraced themes prevalent in the Middle Ages: chivalry, courtly love. Literature and art from this time depicted these themes. Music (ballets and operas) illustrated these themes.

10. Neoclassical art was rigid, severe, and unemotional; it hearkened back to ancient Greece and Rome Romantic art was emotional, deeply-felt, individualistic, and exotic. It has been described as a reaction to Neoclassicism, or “anti-Classicism.” Visual Arts

11. Visual Arts: Examples Romantic Art Neoclassical Art

12. The White Horses John Constable - 1819

13. Liberty Leading the People Eugene Delacroix

14. The Voyage of Life - Childhood Thomas Cole

15. The Voyage of Life - Old Age Thomas Cole

16. Romantic Period Jigsaw • You are going to be assigned a specific section in the textbook to read and answer questions to • Once you have finished reading your section and answering the questions, go to the board and write down the answer for one of your questions • Everyone needs to write the answer to one of the questions on the board in order to receive credit. • Write down the answers to the questions as people write them down

17. Introduction—Shraddha, Trev • The Romantic Sensibility—Austin, Michael, Emma • Romantic Escapism—Nick, Nicole, Jack • The American Novel and the Wilderness Experience—Joanna, Jeremy • A New Kind of Hero—Jalen, Ellissa • American Romantic Poetry—Drew W., Christian • The Transcendentalists—Lijah • Emerson and Transcendentalism—Triston, Thomas S. • Emerson’s Optimistic Outlook—Haven, Thomas B., Andrew • The Dark Romantics—Gabby, Drew N.

18. Introduction—Levi, Joe, Fernando • The Romantic Sensibility—Tyler, Carson, Steve • Romantic Escapism—Josh, Brianna, Shaden • The American Novel and the Wilderness Experience—Libby, Brian • A New Kind of Hero—Sawyer, Britt, Logan • American Romantic Poetry—Hannah, Matt F. • The Transcendentalists—Lily, Eddie • Emerson and Transcendentalism—Walker, Clayton, Nick A. • Emerson’s Optimistic Outlook—Bailey, Brandon B., Joey • The Dark Romantics—Braylin, Kris