7) Romanticism Flashcards
What is the periodization of English Romanticism?
end of 18th, beginning of the 19th century
What is in the centre of attention of Romanticism?
nature, attention to folk heritage, emphasis on emotions
Who wrote Auld Lang Syne and collecter Scottish songs in general?
Robert Burns
Who is the national poet of Scotland?
Robert Burns
Who wrote Lyrical Ballads?
William Wordsworth, S. T. Coleridge
What are some poems from Lyrical Ballads?
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Lucy Gray, We Are Seven
What are some of the main topics of Lyrical Ballads?
childhood, countryside, folk ballads and traditions, The Sublime and The Beautiful
Name two poems written by William Wordsworth
We are Seven, I wandered lonely as a cloud
William Wordsworth
Poems in Two Volumes, Poet Laureate, The Prelude
When was We are Seven published?
in 1798
What are the themes of We are Seven?
innocence, death, the perspective of children
I wandered lonely as a cloud is also known as ________
Daffodils
S. T. Coleridge
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Lord Byron
Don Juan, Childe Harold
Who is the Byronic hero?
a tragic figure of modern existential angst, mysterious crime in the background, his past is dark, would die in loneliness, contempt of conventional morality, romantic, lonely, tragic
Name some examples of the Byronic hero
Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Milton’s Satan, Ashab, Dorian Gray, Heathcliff
Which work Lord Byron didn’t finish?
Don Juan
Percy Bysshe Shelly
The Necessity of Atheism, A Defence of Poetry, Ode to the West Wind, Prometheus Unbound
Which scandalous pamphlet written by P. B. Shelly caused his expulsion from Oxford?
The Necessity of Atheism
How did P. Bysshe Shelly die?
while sailing
Which P. B. Shelly’s work is a “closet drama” and what does it mean?
Prometheus Unbound, a drama that is not meant for stage
John Keats
Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to a Grecian Urn
William Blake the radical
wanted to turn England into republic, supported French and American Revolutions, shared beliefs with Mary Wollstonecraft on the equality of sexes
William Blake
Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experince, The Prophecies (epic poems)
What is the difference between Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience?
Innocence- focus on the innocence and wonder of childhood, joy, imagination, harmonious relationship with nature; Experience - themes of corruption, societal oppression, the loss of innocence, darker and more complex side of life
Name some poems from Songs of Innocence
The Lnámb, The Chimney Sweeper, Infant Joy, Holy Thursday
Name some poems from Songs of Experience
The Tyger, The Chimney Sweeper, The Sick Rose, Holy Thursday
