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Romanticism

Romanticism. Alex Plotkin Mitchell Matheny Randall Familo. Origins. Type of writing in which the authors rejected science and Reason It was rebellious and embodied nature emotion and individual emotion Originated during the first half of the 19 th Century in Germany and England.

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Romanticism

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  1. Romanticism Alex Plotkin Mitchell Matheny Randall Familo

  2. Origins • Type of writing in which the authors rejected science and Reason • It was rebellious and embodied nature emotion and individual emotion • Originated during the first half of the 19th Century in Germany and England

  3. Definition • Romanticism refers to a literary movement that flourished in Europe in the first half of the 19th century. Romantic writers looked to nature for there inspiration, idealized the distant past, and celebrated the individual.

  4. The Count of Monte Cristo • One of most famous works of romanticism • Written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844-1845 • Instant success

  5. Examples • The Scarlet Letter • Wuthering Heights

  6. Romanticism Today • Poetry is one of the few ways that romanticism is expressed • The old classics still hang around and are enjoyed by many

  7. Questions • What is the name of the author who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?

  8. Answer • Alexandre Dumas

  9. Question • What two things were rejected in the romanticism period?

  10. Answer • Science • Reason

  11. Question • Romanticism was inspired by nature, emotion, and ?

  12. Answer • Individual Emotion

  13. Question • What type of ideas were stirred up in Romanticism?

  14. Answer • Rebelliousness

  15. Question • What is an example of Romanticism?

  16. Answer • Wuthering Heights • The Scarlet Letter

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