The Romantics: Poetry and Revolution in the French Revolution Era
The Romantic Period
The French Revolution
1798- The publication of
The Lyrical Ballads by
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor
Coleridge
Wordsworth wrote preface to 2nd and 3rd
editions of The Lyrical Ballads
and laid
down
the
principle of the Romantic poetry
.
The preface is
considered to be the manifesto of The Romantic
Poetry.
•
Wordsworth described all good poetry as
«the spontaneous overflow of powerful
feelings
»
.
Poetry expresses the poet’s
own min
d
, imagination and emotion.
Therefore, in the romantic poetry, the ‘I’ is
not a dramatis persona, but the poet
himself.
•
Great romantic poets such as Wordsworth,
Shelley, Coleridge and Keats described
natural phenomena accurately. But their
aim is to use nature to express their
emotions.
–
Lamp
metaphor
•
Romantic poets choose incidents and
situations
from
common
life.
•
Wordsworth insisted that the language of
poetry should be the language ordinary
men and women, and it is found unspoilt in
the speech of rural people.
•
Rural
Urban
Some poets such as Samuel
Taylor
Coleridge and
John Keats dealt with the magical and mysterious.
They used folklore, superstition to impress their
reader. Such poems are usually set in the distant
past or in faraway places or both.
The Orient
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
by W. Wordsworth
This poem
ha
s
been assigned previously. So
the students are expected to read and
participate in class discussion.
The Romantic Period was marked by the publication of "The Lyrical Ballads" by Wordsworth and Coleridge, setting the principles of Romantic poetry. Emphasizing emotions and nature, Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Shelley, Coleridge, and Keats used everyday life and rural language to express their feelings, while some delved into the magical and mysterious. Explore the essence of Romantic poetry through their works and manifestos.
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The Romantic Period The French Revolution 1798- The publication of The Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge Wordsworth wrote preface to 2nd and 3rd editions of The Lyrical Ballads and laid down the principle of the Romantic poetry. The preface is considered to be the manifesto of The Romantic Poetry.
Wordsworth described all good poetry as the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings . Poetry expresses the poet s own mind, imagination Therefore, in the romantic poetry, the I is not a dramatis persona, but the poet himself. and emotion.
Great romantic poets such as Wordsworth, Shelley, Coleridge and Keats described natural phenomena accurately. But their aim is to use nature to express their emotions. Lamp metaphor
Romantic poets choose incidents and situations from common life. Wordsworth insisted that the language of poetry should be the language ordinary men and women, and it is found unspoilt in the speech of rural people. Rural Urban
Some poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Keats dealt with the magical and mysterious. They used folklore, superstition to impress their reader. Such poems are usually set in the distant past or in faraway places or both. The Orient
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by W. Wordsworth This poem has been assigned previously. So the students are expected to read and participate in class discussion.
