Timeline Flashcards
When was the Classical age?
2000 BC - 500 AD
When was the Medieval period?
500 - 1500
When was the Renaissance period?
1500 - 1670
When was the Enlightenment period?
1700 - 1800
When was the Romantic period?
1798 - 1870
When was the Victorian period?
1837 - 1901
During the Renaissance period, what began to heavily influence writing?
- classical Greek and Roman literature and ideas
What kind of ideas did English Renaissance poets explore? Give an example in one of your poems
- religious and social ideas
- eg. the church associations in “The Flea”
What is an example in one of your poems that Renaissance poets explored ideas linked to social revolution?
- Wyatt’s defiance of Henry VIII in revealing his love for the ‘Hynde’
What is another name for the Enlightenment period and why?
- the age of reason
- philosophical movements had a major impact on the literature of this time
What was the belief that science and industry would do for humanity?
- they would push the progress of humanity
How did authors in the Enlightenment period feel towards passion and emotions?
- they disapproved
Name three early Romantic poets
- William Blake
- William Wordsworth
- Samuel Coleridge
Name three late Romantic poets
- Lord Byron
- Percy Shelley
- John Keats
How do metaphysical poets attempt to explain the inexplicable? Give an example in one of your poems
- use logic
- eg. Donne’s metaphor of the flea
Name a cavalier poet from your anthology
- Richard Lovelace
Who did cavalier poets attempt to emulate?
- Ben Jonson, a contemporary of Shakespeare
What type of poetry did cavalier poets oppose?
- metaphysical
What was cavalier poetry based on? How did this so obviously oppose metaphysical poets?
- sensual, romantic love and carpe diem
- their poetry was focused on the spiritual, scientific and moral
What was the aim of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?
- to unite English painters, poets and critics who wanted to reform English art
What did the Brotherhood declare that their artists must be/ do/ have?
- have genuine ideas to express
- study nature closely to be able to express it
- produce good artistry
- sympathise with what is direct, serious and heartfelt in previous art and exclude what is conventional, self-parodying and learned by rote
What did poetry of the Victorian period focus on?
- sensory elements with recurring themes of religion vs science conflict and an interest in medieval fables and legends
What are the origins of the word ‘decadent’?
- originally name intended to insult Romantic writers but then embraced by some
What did the decadent movement reject?
- the late 19th century’s industrialised society
Name your two metaphysical poets
- John Donne
- Andrew Marvell
