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An introduction to "The romantic age"
The document discusses the Romantic age from 1760 to 1837, highlighting key figures such as William Blake, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It details the historical context of social and political changes, including the American War of Independence, the Industrial Revolution, and important reforms in British politics. The literature from this period is characterized as a reaction against strict rationalism, embracing themes of imagination, individuality, and the exploration of nature and human emotions.
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An introduction to "The romantic age"
- 1. THE ROMANTIC AGE 1760 – 1837 William Blake William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- 2. WHAT IS ROMANTIC? Wanderer above the Sea of Fog 1818 Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows 1831
- 4. HISTORICAL CONTEXT. ATime Of Social And Pol i t ical Stabi l i t y 1760 - King George III ascended to the throne He ruled Britain for about 50 years Controversial figure: between popularity and unpopularity Officially declared insane in 1811 : his son became regent until his father’s death - 1820
- 5. WINDS OF CHANGE… 1775 – 1783 American War of Independence 1789 – 1791 The French 1776 American colonies declare their independence and George Washington becomes the firts President of the United States Revolution «Liberty, equality and fraternity» Intellectual circles Blake, Coleridge and Wordsworth Fascination and Fear
- 6. 1760 - 1850 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Coal and steam as sources of power Steam-powered machines Mass production Enclosures Acts: common lands were closed and assigned to landowners People moving from the country to the city Exploitation of workers >> Luddite Riots 1811-12 Critical living conditions in cities The Great Exhibition – 1851 Triumph of scientific, technological and industrial progress
- 7. BRITISH POLITICS DomesticAffairs • 1783 – 1801 + 1804 – 1806 • William Pitt the Younger Prime Minister • Reformism and Conservativism (esp. after the French Revolution) • Repression of protests • 1801 Act of Union Financial ability moral integrity Loyalist Propaganda Nationalism against France Peterloo Massacre 1819 @St Peter’s Fields Manchester
- 8. BRITISH POLITICS ForeignAffairs Failure of the French 1804 Revolution Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France 1800 – 1815 Napoleonic Wars Many «traitors to the revolution» executed Violence and Terror 1805 Napoleon defeated @ Trafalgar 1814-15 Congress of Vienna Austria – England – Prussia – Russia 1815 @ Battle of Waterloo
- 9. AFTER GEORGE II I Some important facts and achievements 1811 – 1820 : George IV (Prince Regent > King) Trade Unions legalised Reform of the prison system 1830 : King William IV Whig majority in Parliament > Reformism 1832: first Reform Act > vote for middle-class men 1833 : Abolition of Slavery
- 10. ROMANTIC LITERATURE Poetr y A reaction to the «tyranny» of Reason Age of Revolution s Affirmation of individual subjective dimension Intensity Imagination
- 11. POETRY OF CONTRAST Innocence Youth Country Man Language Experienc e Age City Nature Expressio n Wanderin gs of the Soul Solitude Sehnsucht Desire for sthg distant unattainable