final Flashcards
timeline of eras studied
anlgo saxon era
medevil era
enlightenment era
romantic era
victorian era
when was the norman invasion
1066
what 2 events brought beowulf back to life
lecture by jrr tolken
archeological dig at sutton ho
what did the enlightenment emphasize
humanism
skeptisim
science
individualism
educated europeans to begin to reason as the key to human progress
what 3 events led to the enlightenment
scientific revolution
the renassance
the reformation (the english civil war )
what was the result of the enlightement era
revolutions
english coffeehouses were
places in which men would meet and discuss enlightenment ideas, no women aloud
french saloons were
places in which women would host enlightement thinking and ideas to be shared in their homes
writers in the enlightenement values what 3 things
wit
critique
rational thought
two popular generes of writting at this time were
satire
essays
which if these was not a trait valued by enlightenment thinkers
skeptisizm
science
superstition
superstition
define satire
Using humor or critique as a way to point out flaws in a society
time period between 1700s 1800s
victorian era
anglo saxon era
romantic era
enlightenment era
romantic era
what did the romantics value the most
humanity
nature
science
individualism
nature
why did the romantic era arise following the enlightement era
Concerned that science was “taking over” and devaluing the best parts of the human experience, Romantics wanted to focus on feeling/experience rather than reason/logic.
author of “to a Louse”
Burns
author to “my Heart Leaps up”
wordsworth
Author of “The World is Too Much With Us”
wordsworth
Author of “Afton Water”
Burns
Author of “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
wordsworth
author of “to a mouse”
Burns
Author of “Auld Lang Syne”
burns
author of “Kubla Khan”
Coleridge
author of “rime of the anctient mariner”
Coleridge
author of “the lamb”
Blake
author of “the Tyger”
blake
author of “The Divine Image
blake
author of “she walks in beauty”
lord byron
author of “Child Harolds pilgrimage”
Lord Byron
author of “When I have Fears that I may cease to be”
john keats
author of ““Ode on a Grecian Urn”
john keats
author of “A thing of Beauty”
john keats
author of “Mutibility”
percy shelly
author of “ozymandius”
percy shelly
author of “ode to the west wind”
percy shelly
author of “frankenstein”
mary shelly
author of “A vindication of the rights of Woman”
mary shelly
how were percy shelly and mary shelly connected
they were married
poet who was wild in his lifestyle and wanted to be perceived as knowledgeable and scholarly
lord byron
who wrote songs of innocence and songs of experience
blake
how are coleridge and blake connected
they wrote the Lyrical Ballads together
byronic hero
a type of fictional character who is a moody, brooding rebel, often one haunted by a dark secret from his past.
old english
influenced by latin: Old English is the Anglo-Saxon language used from 400s to about 1100
middle english
influenced by french: Middle English was used from the 1100s to about 1400s
modern english
Modern English is the language used from 1400 onwards
imperialism
when one country extends power through diplomacy, economy, or military force
driven by social darwinism and racism
white mans burden
England believed that other countries needed help becoming a better race by being governed and developed into a more superior race
victorians belived that nature
A) was harsh and cruel
B) was beautiful
was harsh and cruel
