Romantic Era Quiz Flashcards
The industrial revolution in England changed
name 3
- the way ppl lived
- where ppl lived
- how business was conducted
Agricultural Society —>
Industrial Nation
The writers of the Romantic period lived in England during a time of ___ __ ___ ___
social and political upheaval
Land was no longer communally owned, so landless ppl ___ ___ ___ ___ in search of work or charity.___ ____ greatly increased which resulted in very ___ ___ ___, and machines replaced handmade goods
migrated to the city
city populations
poor living conditions
Land was no longer communally owned, so landless ppl ___ ___ ___ ___ in search of work or charity.___ ____ greatly increased which resulted in very ___ ___ ___, and machines replaced handmade goods
migrated to the city
city populations
poor living conditions
New economic system developed and was called ___ ___ which means that there was an abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market
laissez-faire
Result in laissez-faire
Rich are richer, and the poor got poorer
The French Revolution was in full swing. It was a prime ex of an anointed king being ___ by a democratic mob. This meant…
overthrown
It meant the triumph of radical principles, and the English worried this would spread.
The French called for a ___ ___, and in 1793 England declared war on France
worldwide revolution
In 1804, ___ ___ declared himself dictator of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte
As a result of all the changes in Western Europe, conservatives in England instituted ___ ___ ___
severe repressive measures
Many Romantics, including poets, supported the idea of a revolution - change - and clung to their hopes for the ___ ___ __ __ ___ through ____ change
Dawn of a New Era
peaceful
The turned away from formal, public verse to a more ___, ___, ___ ___
private, spontaneous, lyric poetry
Ex of Romantic Poetry
Lyrical Ballads
___- ____ is a form of Romantic lit and includes elements of ___, ___, and the ___
Gothic Literature
mystery, horror, and supernatural
It is a mistake to think of the Romantics as “nature poets.” Rather, these ___ ___ “___ ____.” why sought a deeper understanding of the bond between human beings and the world of the senses
poets were “mind poets”
Romantic poets found a more mysterious element present in both the mind and nature. It is an element that is a creative power that makes things happen; this power is the ___
imagination
Romantic poets used ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ___. __ ___, ___ __ __ __, ___ __ ___ __ -__ ___, and their poems usually presented imaginative experiences as very powerful or moving which suggested that the __ ___ __ ___ __ __ ___ ___ __ __ __ _ -__ __ -__ -__ ___ ___ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ - _.
simple, unadorned language to explore the significance of commonplace subjects, the beauty of nature, and the power of human imagination,
human imagination is also a kind of desire - a motive that drives the mind to discover things that it cannot learn by rational or logical thinking
The Romantics thought ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. However, all of them believed that the imagination could be stimulated by both ___ and the ___ itself
imagination superior to human reasoning
nature, mind
The Romantics saw the poet as someone human beings and society could not do without; ___ ___ ___ __ __ ___ __ __ __ __ __ __, ___, __ __ __ __ __ __ __- __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
the saw poets in a. role similar to that of a priest, teacher, or master who functioned as a sort of spiritual guide to the inner realms of intuition
The term Romantic means 3 things to romantic poets
- A child’s sense of wonder
- Social Idealism
- Adaptation to Change
A child’s sense of wonder
fascination with youth and innocence
social idealism
view of cyclical development of human societies
question traction and authority in order to imagine better
romantic in this sense is associated with idealism
adaptation to change
ability to change - an acceptance of change rather than a rigid rejection of it
