poetry romantic context Flashcards
What was the societal event during William Blake’s lifetime?
Industrial Revolution
What was Blake’s special ability?
Visionary = saw energy bodies
What inspired Blake?
The French Revolution
How was the economy shifting during Blake’s era?
From farming to manufacturing
What did Blake think of industrial life?
Physical and mental enslavement
What is the form of The Schoolboy?
Dramatic Monologue of 18th century Schoolboy
How did education vary during Blake’s era?
Opportunity depended on class
Whose ideas about childhood did Blake support?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
How was Lord Byron described?
“Mad, bad, and dangerous to know”
What were Byron’s personal relationships like?
Stormy
What is the subject of She Walks In Beauty supposedly in?
Mourning
What structural aspects are there in She Walks In Beauty?
Blazon
Who is referenced in She Walks In Beauty?
Stella Maris = Blessed Virgin Mary who guided sailors with her light
Who did Byron fall in love with and how did they influence his works?
His cousin Mary Chaworth
“fables about the celestial nature of women”
What form is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Ozymandias?
Sonnet
Who is the pharaoh in Ozymandias?
Ramses 2
What did Shelley want to bring an end to?
Tyranny
In which work did Shelley discuss empires crumbling over time?
A Philosophical View of Reform
What was the inscription on Ozymandias’ statue?
Challenging someone to surpass his works
What sort of things did Ramses 2 create?
Ramesseum
Tombs
Temples
How did Shelley and his friend find the statue?
The British Museum acquired the large statue head
What was Ozymandias a potential response to?
Rise and fall of Napoleon
What were aristocrats like in England 1819?
Out of touch
What was society like in England 1819?
Oppressed and starving
How was the Church viewed in England 1819?
Corrupt and Christless
Who was declining in England 1819?
King George 3
What event happened during the England 1819 era?
Peterloo Massacre
Who became the new monarch in England 1819 and what were they like?
The Prince Regent
Spoiled and indulgent
What were Shelley’s religious beliefs?
Outspoken atheist
What was Shelley’s life like in 1818
He left England for Italy to escape tyranny and for his health
Experiencing marital problems with Mary
Mourning two children’s deaths
What ideas did Shelley sympathise with?
Democratic ideals of the French Revolution
What structure is John Keats’ To Autumn?
Ode
What age did Keats die and why?
25
Tuberculosis
To Autumn was written 4 years after which battle?
Waterloo
What were societal conditions like during Keats’ life?
Widespread unemployment, poverty, and famine
What is To Autumn potentially a response to?
The Peterloo Massacre
Why did Keats move to Italy?
Doctors ordered him to a warmer climate because of his declining health
Who was Keats separated from?
His lover Fanny Brawne
