PPT-Romantic poetry AND THEATRICAL MELODRAMA

American romantic poets EMILY DICKENSON EDGAR ALLEN POE RALPH WALDO EMERSON WALT WHITMAN ENGLISH romantic poets WILLIAM WORDSWORTH EMILY DICKENSON Emily Dickenson often . Unit 4 (1798-1832). Historical Background. After nearly a century of progress in science and industry, the faith of poets in reason was eroded.. Wordsworth, “Our meddling intellect/Misshapes the beauteous forms of things-/We murder to dissect.”. Born 1770, Died 1850. Considered to be one of the most important of the Romantic Poets.. Credited with starting the Romantic movement in poetry.. Romantic Poetry. Poets such as . William Wordsworth. were actively engaged in trying to create a new kind of poetry that emphasized intuition over reason and the . Characteristics of British Romantic Poetry. Romanticism. It elevated the individual, the passions, and the inner life, embracing a more dramatic, personal, and emotional style--even to the point of melancholic emotion. Take notes in your AP Lit. binder under the “journal” section.. This week:. Membean. quiz next class. Romanticism quiz Friday. Where it all began…. The . Enlightenment . (philosophical movement in 18. two. A230B. The second chapter on WH explores ways in which the idea . of . abroad might be relevant to the novel from a range of . perspectives.. The chapter . examines . a variety of 19. th. . ,20th . 1800 - 1860. Write a brief description of what it means to be “romantic”. Is this romantic?. Actually, in American literature . THIS . is Romantic. Do these pictures have anything in common?. Yes, look again…. William Blake. Songs of Innocence. : “Holy Thursday,” p.69. Songs of Experience. : “Holy Thursday,” p.73. Songs of Experience. : “The Sick Rose,” p.73. Songs of Experience. : “The . Tyger. 1798-1832. Historical Context. Response to the rationalism of the Enlightenment. Response to the French Revolution (1789). The revolutionaries in France fought for “liberty, equality, and fraternity”. . Millennium I . pp. . . 220 - 221. STUDY QUESTIONS. What are the main themes in Blake’s poetry?. Blake’s “Songs of Innocence” (1789) portray the un-fallen state of man ( the state in which humanity was before Adam and Eve were banished by God from Heaven for committing the sin of pride) while “Songs of Experience (1794) deal with the presence of evil and injustice in the world. . When you see this,. you may want to take note. o. f the material on the page.. Definition. Contrary to what you may think, the term . Romanticism. is not just about romantic love (although love is sometimes the subject of romantic art).. th. Century English Poetry. Dr. . . Nalini Shyam Kamil. Senior Assistant Professor. Dept. of English & Other Foreign Languages. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith. Introduction. Romanticism is associated with the faculty of imagination as distinguished from fancy and with spontaneous expression of emotion. It has been defined by many critics in different ways. Walter Peter calls it “Strangeness added to beauty”. Watts . Think, Pair, Share . Identify the main themes of . romanticism . Main Characteristics . of Romanticism. Emotion. Love of nature. Freedom from “rules”. Supernatural. Individualism. Religion . Patriotism/Nationalism. Two of the most important works in English literature:. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above . Tintern. Abbey” by William Wordsworth. style of performance.. Key content/ ideas/ concepts. Keywords/ Glossary.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . ASIDE- an aside is when the action freezes and a character speaks directly.