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Monday 01/09: Romanticism Notes
Monday 01/16: MLK Day – No School
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Why do we care about poetry?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1esgRV4Rc
Anticipatory Set
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. So medicine, law, business, engineering... these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love... these are what we stay alive for.”
Anticipatory Set
Notes Set #8
After viewing the powerpoint, students will demonstrate understanding of the characteristics and themes of Romanticism by summarizing the main points in their Cornell notes.
Objective
You will:
Understand the characteristics and themes of Romanticism.
Show me by:
Summarizing the main points in their Cornell notes.
Objective
marked by the imaginative or emotional
appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, or idealized
often utilizes pastoral imagery
What does the term “romantic” even mean?
Pastoral: a work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life
The Age of Enlightenment: Swift’s Europe
Sought to reform the way of thinking
using reason
challenge related to tradition and faith
advance knowledge through the scientific method
It promoted scientific thoughts, skepticism and intellectual interchange and completely opposed any kind of superstition.
Pre-Romantic Period
Literary period from 1798-1832
an intellectual and artistic movement characterized by:
1. a hostility towards the new industrialization
2. an emphasis on the reconciliation of man and nature and against the scientific rationalization of nature
3. a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment
What is Romanticism?
The Industrial Revolution 1750(ish)–1850(ish)
Technological advancements made in the areas of: Manufacturing
Production
Transportation (TRAINS)
What was happening in the world at this time?
Economic Changes
England moved from a manual-labor-based agricultural economy towards machine-based manufacturing urban economy.
What was happening in England at this time?
intuition over reason
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pastoral over the urban
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common vernacular over “high” language
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What are the characteristics of Romanticism?
Romantic poets were in search of the natural beauty of the world.
Observation and reflection
Destruction of nature by industrialized urban environments
What were the themes of Romanticism?
What were the themes of Romanticism?
Innocence vs. Experience
“Innocence” is represented by:
“Experience” is represented by:
Children/Childhood Adults/Adulthood
The Romantics thought INNOCENCE was BETTER than Experience.
What were the themes of Romanticism?
Jaded: The end result of having a steady flow of negative experiences, and disappointment.
Innocence = GOOD We want to get back to the naïveté of
childhood when we were happy
Experience = BAD We cannot unlearn what we know
about the bad things we’ve seen and “un-live” our bad experiences
What were the themes of Romanticism?
Write your summary in your Cornell notes.
Consider including:
Romantic means…
Themes of romanticism
Innocence vs. Experience
Closure