Romanticism Individual, the personal, and the emotional

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RomanticismIndividual, the personal, and the
emotional

• 1798-1832

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Interest in the common man and childhood

• Noble savage natural state of man is happy and
  good
• Inherently good society seen an the corrupter
• Urban life hindrance (reaction to Industrial
  Revolution)
• Language more accessible country folk
• Folklore, ballads

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Strong senses, emotions and feelings

• Movement of protest desire for personal freedom
  and radical reform
• Didnt reflect mainstream views of those in power
• Intuition vs. Deduction Emotions vs. Reason and
  Rationality (Enlightenment and Neoclassicism)
• "poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful
  feelings--Wordsworth

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Awe of nature and supernatural

• Experience of the sublime awe of nature as being
  bigger than us
• Beauty of nature in the country life
• Individuals identity could be found in nature
• Fascination with mysterious and unreal Gothic
  literature

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Celebration of the individual

• Misunderstood, heroic individual outcast
• Common experience of society vs. experiences of
  the individual

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Importance of imagination

• Individual imagination over critical authority
• Artist/Poet as creator vs. imitator
• Work reflects individuality and mind
• Exoticism focus on the exotic an mysterious

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Raft of the Medusa

• As you look at the photo, jot down things that
  you notice about the painting. Be ready to share
  with a partner.
• Now look at the photo again and decide what
  characteristics you see that are influenced by
  Romantic ideals have a reason for your choices
  you will share with a partner then the class

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Raft of the Medusa

• History
• Elements of the painting
• Explication of the painting (handout) work with
  partner to explicate the painting
• As you read Frankenstein, what parts of the novel
  fit the characteristics of Romanticism? Use the
  blank chart you recd yesterday to organize your
  thoughts. This will be used for your summative
  discussion next week.