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Romanticism in Literature: A Journey through Emotions and Imagination

Explore the captivating works of Victor Hugo, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Edgar Allan Poe among others as they transport you to exotic lands and dark mysteries, embodying the essence of Romanticism in literature.

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Romanticism in Literature: A Journey through Emotions and Imagination

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  1. Romanticism: Literature World History 17d

  2. Romanticism in the Arts • Romanticism was a cultural movement in Europe in the first half of the 1800s that glorified nature, emotions, and the imagination in reaction to the rationalism of the Enlightenment

  3. Romanticism in Literature • Victor Hugo (French) • Les Miserables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  4. Romanticism in Literature • Samuel Taylor Coleridge (English) • Poems depict exotic places and fantastic experiences • “Kubla Khan” and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

  5. Romanticism in Literature • Grimm Brothers (German) • Collected German folk stories and fairy tales • “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Cinderella”

  6. Romanticism in Literature • Edgar Allan Poe (American) • Stories and poems of mystery and terror • “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Raven”

  7. Romanticism in Literature • George Gordon, Lord Byron (English) • Rebelled against the constraints of society and morality

  8. Romanticism in Literature • Alexander Pushkin (Russian) • Promoted nationalism by popularizing Russian folklore and history

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