47. Melancholy, Madness and Nature Flashcards
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What can you say about William Blake?
He’s known for his unique works. He’s frequently considered to be mad.
What happens in Scotland regarding its culture and language in this period of time?
Attempts at rediscovery of its language and literature for more than 50 years.
Who’s Robert Burns influenced by? How does this show?
He’s greatly influenced by Fergusson. Both of them explored the kind of low life, risque subject matters which English gentility forbade.
What can you recall about Fergusson?
Fergusson greatly influenced Robert Burns. He satirized Mackenzie’s bestseller and attacks English literary dominance.
What can you say about Robert Burns? Recall any of his works.
He’s the most lyrical of the rural poets, the most universal. He wrote the work named “To a Mouse” which is about him destroying a mouse’s nest, dreams, hopes with his plough. The author is a ploughman himself and the closes to nature.
Smollet (1)___ the utopia of the Union.
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What does Robert Burns reflect in his work “To a Mouse”?
Humans as helpless creatures.
What dialect did Robert Burns use? Did he use English?
Ayrshire. He was capable of vivid imagery in English, too.
What can you say about the love lyrics of this period? Recall one of such works.
Love lyrics were largely unexplored, but it reached new heights: Robert Burns’ “My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose”.
What life did Robert Burns lead? Was he wealthy?
He was poor all his life. A ploughman.
What are the concerns of the period? What kind of language is used? What’s the state of neoclassicism in 18th cen.?
Concern for nature, simple spoken language, rejection of neoclassicism.
What’s the emphasis Wordsworth made?
Emphasis on reflection, recollection, rather than description.
