The Romantic Period began roughly around 1798 and lasted until 1832
The Romantic Period was a time of Change, representing common people, starting with the book "Lyrical Ballads" by Wordsworth & ST Coleridge, Inspired by 2 revolutions are French & Industrial revolutions.
Romanticism is An artistic and intellectual movement in art and literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries originating in Europe in the late 1700s and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.
The Romantic Period (1785 – 1832)
Romanticism is the revolt against pseudo–classicism/the Augustan age. The publication of “The Lyrical Ballads (1798), was the heralding of Romanticism. The Augustan age was highly intellectual, rational, and artificial style, with no place for nature and feelings, dealing with the artificial life of the upper class, etc. So, romanticism revolted against it.
Return to nature played a very important role in changing people to love nature, rejecting the nasty crowds of the town The Medieval revival is a notable trend of this age. Romantic poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful passions. Love of the supernatural, this is a wonderful mystery, and beauty of the universe and nature. Romanticism is an important literary movement that began in Western Europe during the 17th century and went on till the second half of the 18th century.
Major writers of this age.
- William Wordsworth (1770 – 1856)
His mother died when he was seven. He is a natural poet. For him, nature is everything. He treats nature as a friend, a lover, and a teacher. In his mind nothing is ugly. He is famous for his sonnets and lyrical Ballads etc. His works are The Prelude, The Excursion, etc.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 – 1834)
He is a poet, critic, and philosopher of romanticism. Coleridge is called the high priest of romanticism for his three great poems – The Ancient Mariner, Kublakhan, and Christabel. His poetry is fragmentary. He makes the supernatural look natural.
- P.B Shelly (1792 – 1822)
P.B. Shelley struggled against human misery. He is an optimist and a reformer regarding the future of mankind. He married twice. He died when he was sailing a small boat. Shelly is one of the best lyrical in English literature. His works are The Odes, to the west wind, etc.
The general features of the age are given below
- Worshipping and love of nature.
- Subjective and spontaneous literature.
- Women novelists emerged.
- The poetry of the age adored nature.
- Rationality, nationalism, love of the supernatural, etc.
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