Lecture 3 英语专业教学课件.ppt

Chapter Three American Romanticism (1820-1860) Reviewing English Romanticism 1.Romanticism is characterized by the 5 “I”s: a) Imagination; b) Intuition; c) Idealism; d) Inspiration; e) Individuality. 2.the Passive Romantic (the First Generation)”.? Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey Lake Poets: northwestern part of England the Active Romantic School(the Second generation) Byron, Shelley and Keats; 3.the publication of Lyrical Ballads marked the break with classicism and the beginning of the Romantic Age. In 1832, the last romantic writer Walter Scott died, so in that year, the Romantic Age came to an end General features of Romanticism Stressing emotion rather than reason. Stressing freedom and individuality. Idealism rather than materialism Writing about nature, medieval legends and with supernatural elements Historical Background: 1. 1812, war with Britain 2. 1830s, a series of wars against native Americans 3. 1846—1848, war against Mexico 4.1848, discovery of gold in California, thus the Gold Rush 5. 1859, first oil well drilled in Pennsylvania 6. 1861—1865, Civil War 7. 1869, the first transcontinental railway constructed Reasons( Why Romanticism emerged in America?) 1. Fast development of the new nation American Romanticism “… romanticism remained one of the glories of the age. It accelerated the spread of democracy to the downtrodden and the poor. It revitalized art and established new ways of perceiving humanity and the universe. And it remained evident today…” Features of American Romanticism American Romanticism was both imitative and independent. Imitative Independent Themes: Imitative Independent Characteristics of Am. Romanticism: 1. an innate and intuitive perception of man, nature and society 2. an emphasis on freedom and imagination 3. a profound love for nature 4. the quest for beauty 5. the use of antique and grotesque subject matters Uniqueness of Am. Romanticism: 1. unique subject matter 2. the newness as a nation 3. Puritan m