PPT-Rip Van Winkle/Romanticism

ELEMENTS OF ROMANTICISM Distrust of Civilization The orator bustled up to him and drawing him partly aside inquired on which side he vote Rip stared in vacant stupidity Love for BeautyNatural Landscape. By: Melanie Francis. The looks of Rip Van Winkle. The looks of Rip Van Winkle is that he is an old man with nothing that he can do on his own because he is a hen- pecked husband.. Rip Van Winkle is a man that does chores for other people except for his wife. 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. Romanticism, Washington Irving, and His Works. Romanticism. Romanticism is the opposite of what America’s literature HAS been. It is a reaction to . classicism. or the “age or reason”. Instead of reason and control, the literature focuses on emotion, imagination, and self-revelation. by Charles Dickens . Reading comprehension : Read the extract and answer the questions in as much detail as possible. . Old Wardle led the way to a pretty large sheet of ice; and the fat boy and Mr. Weller, having shovelled and swept away the snow which had fallen on it during the night, Mr. Bob Sawyer adjusted his skates with a dexterity which to Mr. Winkle was perfectly marvellous, and described circles with his left leg, and cut figures of eight, and inscribed upon the ice, without once stopping for breath, a great many other pleasant and astonishing devices, to the excessive satisfaction of Mr. Pickwick, Mr. . 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). 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. How does this excerpt from Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” fit into the characteristics of Gothic Literature?. I looked upon the scene before me - upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls - upon the vacant eye-like windows - upon a few rank sedges - and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees - with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the . 1/30/12 Romanticism. 1798 to 1832 in England. Shift from faith in reason to faith in imagination, senses, feelings. Shift from urban interest to rural and natural. From impersonal to subjective. From scientific/mundane to mysterious and infinite. Term . 2. Name:_____________________. Teacher:___________________. Instructions. Each week your teacher will tell you exactly which tasks to complete. . Always write your homework in your planner.. Comprehensions and extended writing should be completed in your homework book. . conscientious . amiable . placid . vehemently. reiterated . fidelity . scrupulous.  . See pages . 154-165 for the definitions.. conscientious. Careful; painstaking; particular. Controlled by conscience. Romanticism 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 Two Contrasting Periods:. The Restoration and Eighteenth Century. 1660-1785. The Time: 1660-1785. 1666: Great Fire burns 80% of London. 1681: Woman flogged in London for becoming involved in politics. Class_________________. Teacher. :___________________. Section one: Singular and plural. To be completed by:. ______________________________. What do I need to . complete?. Spelling. test. 1. Read the singular to plural rules . 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.