50. Romantic Period Flashcards
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What’re the dates for Romantic period?
18-19th centuries.
What’s its another name it’s known for? Why?
“Age of Revolutions”. There was a parallel of literary and economic revolution.
What’s the switch that happened for the country?
Agricultural country > Industrialized country.
What changes did Adam Smith cause?
The laws of free market developed by the economist and his work “The Wealth of Nations”, which dominated people’s lives.
What’s one of the major problems for the people of this period?
Poverty and unemployment.
Why was William Godwin an important figure? What are his thoughts on poverty? Who did he influence?
He influenced Shelley and Wordsworth. He advocated to remove poverty and distribute all wealth.
Recall at least one important work written by Wordsworth.
“The Prelude” - autobiographical poem: “bliss was it in that dawn to be alive”.
What happened in 1815?
England defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
When was the economic depression?
1820-1832.
What’s “Lyrical Ballads”?
A volume of the best-known Romantic poems.
Compare Augustan/Classical age and Romantic age.
Augustan/Classical. It’s focused on reason and order. Limits and controls emotions/imagination. It appeared at the time of rapid development of science, economics, engineering. It looks outward of society.
Romantic. It’s focused on feelings, imagination, intuition, heart. It looks inward of society.
How was a child viewed during Augustan/Classical and Romantic ages?
Augustan/Classical. They see a child developing into an adult.
Romantic. They see a child as someone pure, holy, close to God before getting corrupted in future.
What can you say about Byron?
He’s a romantic poet who was inspired by Augustan models.
How did Romanticism appear?
Small towns, villages started to disappear and we get a more mechanical society. Romantic poets tried to bring sensibility for the balance.
What can you say about the markets of 19th century?
Free. Government didn’t intervene and people had private, individual decisions.
