PPT-The Restoration and Romanticism

Two Contrasting Periods The Restoration and Eighteenth Century 16601785 The Time 16601785 1666 Great Fire burns 80 of London 1681 Woman flogged in London for becoming involved in politics.  . Colonial literature. Puritanism – . Belief that man is inherently evil. Only the divine mercy of God will allow them into Heaven.. Rationalism-. . Humans can use their own reasoning; they do not need God to figure out their own solutions to their own problems.. 1800-1855. Romanticism. The term derives from “romance,” . which from the Medieval Period (1200-1500) and on simply meant a story (e.g. all the chivalric, King Arthur legends) that was . adventuristic. Is there a justifiable reason to kill another person? Why or why not?. Heroic despair: . hero strays from traditional ideals. Women. don’t fulfill traditional roles. Villain: . often misunderstood and lonely. 3.2 – AP European History. University High School. I. The Conservative European Order. The Dual Revolution. FR = Politics, IR = Economic/Social. Growth of industrial middle class. Revitalized conservatism. Gothic Romanticism. Definition:. Dark romanticism which focuses on perceived darkness in the human soul and the embrace of sin and evil in the society.. Origin. Began during social upheaval in England. Light Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism . Romanticism as a Journey. Away from . Corruption of civilization. Limits of rational thought. Romanticism as a Journey. Toward. Integrity of nature. Contrasted with Rationalism which is commonly associated with reason and restriction.. Originated In the mid 1800’s in Germany due to a strong influence of literature, music and art. Characteristics. A Movement in art, literature, and music during the 19. th. century. Characterized by the five “I”s. Imagination. Intuition. Idealism. Inspiration. Individuality. Romanticism. Imagination: . Emphasized over “reason.” It was a backlash against the “Age of Reason.”. . i. n American Literature. 1800-1870. http://www.honors.uiuc.edu/eng255/lectures/12-13.html. Historical and Cultural Background. Write down the essential questions. :. What is the relationship between place and literature?. A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics.. Early support of the French Revolution.. Rise of the individual .  alienation.. Dehumanization of industrialization.. Radical poetics / politics . . English romanticism developed as a reaction to many social influences: . --the unrest of the French Revolution . --the excesses of the Industrial Revolution. --the widespread poverty and oppression of workers.. Gothic Literature movement. Dark Romanticism. A literary subgenre of Romantic Literature that emerged from the transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.. The Dark Romantics adapted images of anthropomorphized evil in the form of Satan, devils, . Gothic Literature movement. Dark Romanticism. A literary subgenre of Romantic Literature that emerged from the transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.. Works in the dark romantic spirit were influenced by Transcendentalism, but did not entirely embrace the ideas of Transcendentalism. . Definition:. Dark romanticism which focuses on perceived darkness in the human soul and the embrace of sin and evil in the society.. Origin. Began during social upheaval in England. Idealistic views of economic and political conditions contradicted realistic state of economy and politics.