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‘the spontaneous overflow of personal feelings’ - William Wordsworth

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‘the spontaneous overflow of personal feelings’ - William Wordsworth

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  1. ‘the spontaneous overflow of personal feelings’ - William Wordsworth

  2. Romanticism:* 1789 French Revolution, Reign of Terror. Influenced reaction in Britain.* France/Netherlands (1793), engages Britain in 25 year struggle.* Napoleonic Wars (Horatio Nelson), Battle of Trafalgar 1805.* Tory- ‘Corn Law’, taxed grains.* Peterloo Massacre, 11 workers @ St. Peter’s Field.

  3. Romanticism:* Term first used in Germany, 1798.* In England, Romanticism revolted against: order, propriety, and traditionalism.*Influenced by agitation with regard to authority, political/social change.* Emotion more important than Reason, ordinary becomes extraordinary.

  4. When is the Ordinary Extraordinary? Is Emotion Stronger than Reason? What Can People Learn From Nature? To A Mouse: 768, Burns To A Louse: 771, Burns I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud: 792, Wordsworth The World is Too Much With Us: 791, Wordsworth

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