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The Romantic Period Emotion and Experimentation

The Romantic Period Emotion and Experimentation. 1798-1832. World Events. King Louis XVI of France is beheaded Thomas Jefferson is elected U.S. president Workday of pauper children limited to 12 hour days The Napoleonic Wars Antarctica is discovered Rosetta stone is deciphered

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The Romantic Period Emotion and Experimentation

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  1. The Romantic PeriodEmotion and Experimentation 1798-1832

  2. World Events • King Louis XVI of France is beheaded • Thomas Jefferson is elected U.S. president • Workday of pauper children limited to 12 hour days • The Napoleonic Wars • Antarctica is discovered • Rosetta stone is deciphered • Charles Darwin begins his expedition • Slavery abolished in British Empire

  3. The Rise of Romanticism • Unquestionably one of the greatest cultural influences on Europe and the entire world • Romanticism was strongest in Germany (where it is believed to have started)and England, and slightly less powerful in France, Spain, and Italy.

  4. What Brought About Romanticism • Unrest caused by the French Revolution in 1789 • Liberty, equality and fraternity were French revolutionary values admired by many English, excluding those in power. • The excesses of the Industrial Revolution • Widespread poverty and oppression of workers

  5. The Industrial Revolution • Little to nothing was done to solve the problems of the impoverished/lower classes • Laissez Faire • Let the people do what they want, no government involvement • Deplorable working conditions • No child labor laws • Low wages and unsafe conditions

  6. What is Romanticism • In England, writers revolted against the order, propriety and traditionalism of the Age of Reason • Lyrical Ballads launched this period in England • Emotion was more important than reason • Relationship with nature was a primary concern

  7. Isolationism/Individualism • Strong feelings of being alone in the world • Always searching but never finding satisfaction or comfort • Feeling that you alone have experienced a great emotional drain • Feeling that no one can ever understand your thoughts or situation.

  8. Worship of Nature • Enormous re-interest in nature • No interest to understand, rationalize, reason, or explain nature • Desire to merely experience, enjoy, relax in, be a part of, relate to it.

  9. Key Poets • William Wordsworth • Samuel Taylor Coleridge • Together they published Lyrical Ballads • Considered the fathers of the Romantic Movement • William Blake * The Late Romantics • Percy Bysshe Shelley • Lord Byron • John Keats

  10. The Romantic Poets • Rather than form, structure, language purity, and didacticism (poetry intended to teach a lesson) . . . Romantics sought/experimented with: • Pure Inspiration & emotional expression • Individualistic expression • Originality • Free play of imagination • Disregard of social constraints

  11. Important Authors • Walter Scott • Scottish author • Ivanhoe and Rob Roy • Jane Austen • Did not really follow the Romantic traditions. She maintained a neoclassical style • Novels of manners, characters almost always become reserved at the end • Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility • Mary Shelley • Frankenstein

  12. The Gothic • Gothic Stories • Feature a mysterious mansion, a brooding hero, and a poor but plucky heroine who saves the day • Dealt with the eerie and supernatural • Anne Radcliffe, Mary Shelley • Modern Gothic • Ann Rice, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz

  13. The Common Man • There are no longer any “great” heroes. • ALL MEN are heroes, especially those who live closest to nature/the earth/their emotions. • People from small villages, simple farmers, sailors, shepherds, are more important than others.

  14. Focus Questions • What were the three main influences that brought about the Romantic Period? The Industrial Revolution The French Revolution Widespread poverty and poor working conditions

  15. Focus Questions 2. What does Laissez Faire mean and what were some of the results of this policy in England? Let the people do as they please No government involvement Poor working conditions Low wages No child labor Laws Long work hours Economic fluctuations

  16. Focus Questions 3. What were some of the key aspects to the idea of Romanticism? Closeness to nature Individualism Revolt against order, propriety and traditionalism Feelings of being alone and not understood Emotion is more important that reason

  17. Focus Questions 4. Who were the key poets of this time period? William Blake William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge Lord Byron Percy Bysshe Shelley John Keats

  18. Focus Questions 5. Who were some of the key authors of the time and what did they write? Sir Walter Scott- Ivanhoe Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice Mary Shelley - Frankenstein

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