PartVIITheRomanticPeriod.pptVIP

Part VII Romanticism in England I. English Romanticism II. English Romanticists historical background Ideologically the principle of Rationality was giving way to an individualized, free, liberal, imaginative attitude towards life; a tendency to turn or escape from the tumultuous and confusing Here and Now Economically the great Industrial Revolution: continued fast changes both in the country and in the cities; many farmhands driven out of land into the city; women and children employed as cheap labor; new machines set up, rendering many out of work; growing disparity between the rich and the poor; expansion abroad continued: (America), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the West Indies and other nations I. English Romanticism Term: romanticism Romanticism is a literary trend. It prevails in England during the period 1798-1832. romanticists expressed the ideology and sentiment of those classes and social strata who were discontent with and opposed to the development of capitalism. They split into two groups because of the different attitudes toward the capitalist society. Samuel Coleridge: mysterious/demonic, dreamy, oriental, visionary The Rime of Ancient Mariner “Kubla Khan” III. The English Romantic trends  and the representatives IV. The features of the Romantic writings 1. The general feature is a dissatisfaction with the bourgeois society. 2. Their writings are filled with strong-willed heroes or even titanic images, formidable events and tragic situations, powerful conflicting passions and exotic pictures. 3. The romanticists paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of man. Personified nature plays an important role in the pages of their works. homework What is romanticism? What about its feature? William Wordsworth  威廉·华兹华斯 （1770-1850） I. Lyrical Ballads The publication of the “Ly