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The Romantic Period 1789 - 1832
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  • 1. The Romantic Period 1789 - 1832

2. The divine arts of imagination: imagination, the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow. 3. The beginning of the Romantic Age in English literature is usually set in 1798, the year in which William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge published a book of their poems called Lyrical Ballads. The Romantic Age traditionally ends in 1832, with the death of Sir Walter Scott and the passage of the First Reform Bill in Parliament. 4. Two major revolutions disrupted the English sense of security and well-being The revolt of the English colonies in America (which had occurred in 1776, before the Romantic Period began) The French Revolution 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF4lPWU_q xY&feature=related 6. The ruling classes feared the effects of the French Revolution . English liberals and radicals viewed the early stages of the French Revolution as a triumph of popular democracy. The English government and ruling classes punished anyone who sympathized with democratic ideals or reform. 7. 1. In response to the political climate, British politicians a. became less conservative than before b. introduced repressive measures c. increased the political rights of agitators d. expanded collective bargaining practices 8. The Industrial Revolution Productionshifted from hand labor to factories, where machines worked many times faster than human hands. Sincefactories were in cities, there was a major population shift to urban areas. Afterfarm workers left the country for jobs in factories, private owners took over farmland. 9. People who remained in the country were left landless and unemployed.The cities were overcrowded and dirty.Working and living conditions were horrible. Men, women and children labored for long hours under intolerable conditions for wages that were barely enough to keep them alive. Workers had no vote. Prevented by law from forming labor unions. 10. 2. During the Industrial Revolution a. more goods were made by hand b. populations in cities decreased c. private owners took over communal farming areas d. factory owners provided adequate housing for their workers 11. 3. Which of the following events did not take place during the Romantic period? a. Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor of France. b. England began a war against Napoleon. c. England lost its American colonies. d. Population in urban areas increased. 12. Guided by a policy of noninterferenceknown as laissez faire let (people) do (as they please)According to this belief, economic forces should be allowed to operate freely without government interference. The result of this policy was that the rich grew richer and the poor suffered even more. 13. 4. Under the policy of laissez faire a. there is no government interference in economic policy b. the rich give a percentage of their profits to charitable organizations c. the exploitation of childrens labor is prohibited d. plentiful jobs increase the populations standard of living 14. No serious political action until 1832, when Parliament passed the First Reform BillExtended the vote to more (but by no means to all) citizens, curtailed the political privileges of the aristocracy, and redistributed parliamentary representation.This also marked the end of the Romantic Age. 15. A time of vast and largely unguided political and economic change. Most of the writers of this period were deeply affected by the French and Industrial Revolutions. Many of the main literary concerns of the Romantic writers reflect these historical issues. 16. A rejection of the eighteenth century emphasis on reason instead the romantics embraced imagination and naturalness. Expressing emotions instead of satire, wit, and reason. Turning to an innocent and magical world in response to the ugly industrial world of the time. A belief in individual liberties and sympathy with those who rebel against tyranny. 17. The term romantic was NOT connected to the overly sentimental love stories that most people associate with romantic literature today. 18. 5. Which of the following statements does not apply to the term romantic?a. It suggests a fascination with youthful innocence. b. It refers to the sentimental love stories popularized by the Romantic poets. c. It refers to a period of idealism in which people questioned authority. d. It implies an awareness of social change. 19. First Generation Romantic Poets WILLIAM WORDSWORTHSAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE 20. A conversation between William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge 21. GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON (1788-1824)JOHN KEATS (1795-1821) 22. 6. Which of the following statements does not describe the Romantic period in Britain? a. It includes the period of the French Revolution in 1789. b. It includes the publication of Lyrical Ballads in 1798. c. The Parliamentary reforms of 1832 mark the end of this period. d. During this time, Great Britain was a placid, agrarian nation. 23. 7. Which of the following writers are second generation Romantic poets? a. George Herbert, John Milton, and John Donne b. William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Alexander Pope c. John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron d. William Blake, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Edmund Spenser 24. the natural or commonplace, and the supernatural or romantic concern with the poets own life, emotions, and subjective experience Wordsworth: All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.intense love of nature Wordsworth is considered to be the greatest of all the Romantic nature poets 25. 8. Through their lyric poetry, Romantic poets a. related traditional stories b. found an outlet for anger and frustration c. revealed passionate and heartfelt beliefs d. created best-selling romances 26. The Romantics prized experiences of the beauty and majesty of nature. They did not think of nature as hostile, but they had a strong sense of its mysterious forces, and they were intrigued by the ways that nature and the human mind act upon each other. 27. In the preface to Lyrical Ballads with a Few Other Poems, William Wordsworth tried to explain what it is that makes a poet. He stated that a poet is a man speaking to men this reflected the romantic poets democratic view of their audience. 28. 9. For Romantic poets, nature is a. hostile b. charming and picturesque c. a force that acts on the human mind d. uninspiring 29. 10. The phrase that does not fit the Romantics definition of a poet is a. a man speaking to men b. one who reasons in verse c. the unacknowledged legislators of the world d. physician to all humanity


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