PPT-ROMANTICISM The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850)

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 . Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Auto bio . graphy. Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Auto bio . Early 1800s -1865 . What Romanticism is NOT!. Despite the name “Romantic”, this literary period DOES NOT deal with sappy love stories. . So…What is Romanticism?. Romanticism is the name of the literary period that followed the Age of Reason (Revolutionary literature) . Also called American Renaissance. 1850-1855. What is Romanticism?. A movement that considers the rational inferior to the intuitive.. What are Romanticism’s roots?. Romanticism roots. Reaction against Age of . 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. Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Auto bio . graphy. Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). Auto bio . and Literature. 1800-1855. What led to Romanticism?. Independence in religion and politics. Expansion in America. U. rbanization and industrialism (dehumanization). Confusion generated by science (Darwin, for example). Good Morning! 1/11/2016. Turn-in:.  . Take . out: . Romanticism homework, journal, writing utensil. Fast Five:. . Work on page 878!. Homework. :.  . Poetry characteristic identification, individual book assignment (1/19/16). 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. Good Morning! 1/23/2017. Turn-in:.  . Stamp Sheet. Take out: . Romanticism homework, journal, writing utensil. Fast Five:. What are the elements of Romanticism?. Homework. :.  . Select one more Romantic poem – analyze for elements as we have done in class (at least 4 elements + analysis in a similar chart). . 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. “ After peace returned in 1815, the situation changed, economic and political changes tended to fuse, reinforcing each other and bringing about what historian Eric Hobsbawm has incisively called the dual revolution.” McKay 747. English III. Journal Warm-Up. Consider the following quote by Friedrich Nietzsche:. “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”. Followed what literary age?. They . believed in the natural goodness of humans which is hindered by the urban life of civilization. . They believed that the savage is noble, childhood is good and the emotions inspired by both beliefs causes the heart to soar.. The Age of Reason or The Enlightenment. . Founded on. Deism. Logic. Inalienable rights. It also brought . Industrialization, growth of cities, and factories . American expansion (Lewis and Clark and Manifest Destiny) .