The document summarizes key British Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth, Mary Shelley, John Keats, William Blake, George Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mathew Arnold, and Percy Shelley. It provides biographical details and lists major works for each poet. The Romantic poets reacted against the rationalism of the Enlightenment and cultivated individualism, reverence for nature, idealism, and passion in their works. They believed nature provided joy and answers to mankind's unanswered questions.

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2. SUBMITTED BY
AYSHA SHAHANA M
Optional : English
Roll no: 9
Christ Nagar College of
Education
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3.  INTRODUCTION
 William Wordsworth
 Mary Shelley
 John Keats
 William Blake
 George Byron
 Coleridge
 Mathew Arnold
 Percy Shelley
 Conclusion
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 The romantics reacted
against the rationalism of
enlightment and culture.
 The major romantic
poets are William
Wordsworth , Shelley ,
John Keats , Coleridge ,
George Byron , Mathew
Arnold etc.

7. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
 William Wordsworth, major english
romantic poet was born on 1770.
 He was considered to be one of the most
important literary figure in modern history.
 Wordsworth defined poetry as” the
spontaneous overflow of powerful
emotions”.
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8.  Mary Shelley , born Mary Wollstonecraft
Godwin , was an English novalist , short
story writer , dramatist , essayist etc.
 She best known for her Gothic novel
Frankenstein or the modern prometheus
 She also edited and promoted the works
of her husband the romantic poet
Shelley. 8

9.  John Keats was an English poet who is now
regarded as being one of the greatest lyric poet
of his time.
 In his short life time he had written 54 poems
published in various magazines.
 Recognition of his achievements as one of the
leading poets of his time only came after his
death.
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10.  William Blake was born on November
28,1757,in London’s West End.
 He was an English poet ,painter , and
printmaker and one of the greatest poets of the
romantic era.
 Major works : The Lamp , The Tiger etc. 10

11.  George Byron was commonly known as Lord
Byron.
 He created the concept of the” Byronic Hero”-a
defiant , maloncholy youngman ,
unforgivable event in his past.
 Major works : Hours of Idleness, Child
Harold’s Pilgrimage , Lament of Tasso etc.
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12.  Coleridge was the founder of romantic
movement in England and a member
of Lake poets.
 He coined many familiar words and
phrases including celebrated
suspension of disbelief.
 Major works : The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner, , Kubla khan ,Biographia
Literaria etc. 12

13.  Mathew Arnold was a British poet and cultural
critic who worked as an inspector of school.
 He freequently wrote on contemporary social
issue , using his poetry to influence opinion.
 Major works : A wish , Dower Beach ,The last
work , East London etc.
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14.  Percy Shelley was a lover of nature.
 His poetry abounds in nature imagery.
 Shelley believes that nature excercises a
healing influence on man’s personality.
 Major works : A Defence of poetry ,Thomas
love peacock ,Ode To The West Wind ,To the
Moon etc. 14

15.  Romantic poets cultivated individuvalism ,
reverence for the natural world, idealism ,
physical and emotional passions.
 They set themselves in opposition to the order
rationality of classical and neo classical artistic
precepts to embrace freedom and revolution in
their art and politics.
 The romantic poets stated that nature has
bestowed , unwearied joy to mankind.
 They even believed that nature has answer for all
unanswered questions.
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16. THANK YOU
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