Romanticism Flashcards
Alexander Pushkin was born in
Russia (Moscow)
Pushkin caused a stir because he
wanted government changes
Pushkin worked in - in St. Petersburg
government service
because of Pushkins assosiations with political rebles he was banished to his estate for
five years
who is called Russias greatests poet
Pushkin
Heinrich Heine was from
Germany
Heine was also very gifted in
satire and political writings
Heine was very controversial because of his
criticisms of the political and social situation in Germany and harsh attacks on repression and prejudice.
Heine is known for his
lyrical poetry
most of heines poems focous on the subject of
love with cynicism undertones
lyrical poetry
brief poem that describes the authors thoughts and feelings
lyric poems use
symbols
Heine wrote a poem about a sea nymph called
The Lorealie
The loraelie is about a sea nymph who
is a siren, sits on a clift above the Rhine, unknowingly distracting sailors by combing her beautiful blonde hair and singing causes them to crash
Background of the Loralie. She is accused of bewitching men and
sent to live in a nunnery. on the way there she asks if she can see the rhine one more time and jumps off clift
resplendent
shining brightly
In Russia today Pushkin is very famous and sometimes even considered
a mythical figure
Pushkin did nearly every literary form (T/f)
true
Pushkin is best known for his play and novel
Boris Godunovand Eugene Onegin
Pushkins life was ended by a duel because
someone was so persistant to try to come after his wife who was considered the most beautiful woman in russia even noticed by the Czar
Ballad
early literary form supposed to be set to music passed down by word of mouth expresses emotions
Matchmaker
someone who arranges marriages and only gets paid if marriage takes place
Victor Hugo was a famous romanticism poet from
france
Hugo was concerned with the
individual and emotions
Hugo used his fame to advocate for political causes he believed in like
his disapproval of the absolute rule of Napoleon III he told the french to revolt
Hugo escaped just before Napoleon came to his door by
fleeing dressed as a woman
After his exile Hugo went to live in
Guernsey, an island in the English Channel, where he lived in exile for the next 20 years.
Hugos first novel was
the hunchback of notre-dame when he was 29 which made france fix up the neglected cathedral tourists came who read his book
During his exile hugo wrote a play called
Les Misérables
Les Misérables was about a boy who spent 19 years in jail for
stealing a loaf of bread. Then he becomes a small town mayor and is again imprisoned for a small crime in his distant past
When Hugo returned he was asked to be a part of
the senate of the new third republic
expiation
atonment for wrongdoing
Napoleon I retreated from Russia
yes
