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- 2. 1.Historical Background. Definition of the term. Romanticism was the greatest literary movement in the period between
- 3. 2. The Early Romanticism Robert Burns
- 4. The most outstanding representative of the Early Romanticism in England was Robert Burns. He was born
- 5. Among them are “Auld Lang Syne”, “My Heart’s in the Highlands”, “My Love is Like a
- 6. My Love is Like a Red Red Rose My love is like a red, red rose
- 7. 3. The Lakists The next period is represented by Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth. They were
- 8. William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
- 9. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was the bright representative of the second period of English Romanticism called the
- 10. Samuel Coleridge (1772-1834)
- 11. Samuel Coleridge (1772- 1834) was born in Devonshire in 1772. His father was a priest and
- 12. Wordsworth and Coleridge together composed and published a small volume of poems under the title “Lyrical
- 13. 4.The Later Romantics George Gordon Byron (1788- 1824), Percy Byshe Shelly (1792-1822), John Keats(1795-1821) were the
- 14. George Gordon Byron
- 15. G. G. Byron was born in London on 22d of January 1788 in an old aristocratic
- 16. It consists of 4 cantos. It is written in a 9-line stanza with the last line
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1.Historical Background.
Definition of the term.
Romanticism was the greatest
1.Historical Background.
Definition of the term.
Romanticism was the greatest
The Romantic writers based their theories on the intuition and the wisdom of the heart. They hoped to find a way of changing the social order by their writing , they believed in literature being a sort of Mission to be carried out in order to reach the wisdom of the Universe. The Romantic Revival in English Literature of the 18th -19th centuries can be divided into three periods: the Early Romantics, the Lakists and the Later Romantics.
2. The Early Romanticism
Robert Burns
2. The Early Romanticism
Robert Burns
The most outstanding representative of the Early Romanticism in England
The most outstanding representative of the Early Romanticism in England
Among them are “Auld Lang Syne”, “My Heart’s in the
Among them are “Auld Lang Syne”, “My Heart’s in the
Now Robert Burns is considered the national poet of Scotland , and January 25 – the date of his birth – is always celebrated by Scotsmen.
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
My love
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
My love
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in love am I : And I will love thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry.
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun : And I will love thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only love, And fare thee weel a while ! And I will come again, my love, Thou’ it were ten thousand mile.
3. The Lakists The next period is represented by
3. The Lakists The next period is represented by
William Wordsworth
(1770-1850)
William Wordsworth
(1770-1850)
William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was the bright representative of the second
William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was the bright representative of the second
Wordsworth is at his best in descriptions of natural sceneries:
The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure:- But the least motion which they made It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
Samuel Coleridge
(1772-1834)
Samuel Coleridge
(1772-1834)
Samuel Coleridge (1772- 1834) was born in Devonshire in 1772.
Samuel Coleridge (1772- 1834) was born in Devonshire in 1772.
All thoughts, all passions, all delights,
Whatever stirs this mortal frame,
All are but ministers of Love,
And feed his sacred flame.
Coleridge spent a long time in the beautiful Lake country in the North of England. In 1799 he lived in Germany, studying German lit-re and philosophy. He became not only a romantic poet but also a philosopher and literary critic. On return Coleridge lost his faith in Revolution and started contributions to conservative press. His marriage was unfortunate and he became an opium addict.
Wordsworth and Coleridge together composed and published a small volume
Wordsworth and Coleridge together composed and published a small volume
“The Lakists” were conservative in their world outlook. Even though they had welcomed the French Revolution and appeal to freedom and equality for all at the beginning , later they turned away from revolutionary ideas. They tried to avoid the contradictions and wrote, about the life of the countryside in a popular form of verse, known and understandable by all.
4.The Later Romantics
George Gordon Byron (1788- 1824), Percy Byshe Shelly
4.The Later Romantics
George Gordon Byron (1788- 1824), Percy Byshe Shelly
George Gordon Byron
George Gordon Byron
G. G. Byron was born in London on 22d of
G. G. Byron was born in London on 22d of
In 1798, when George was 10, his grand-uncle died and the boy inherited the family estate, and the title of lord and later became a member of the House of Lords. When he was 17 , Byron entered Cambridge University and there his literary career began. He travelled much, he visited Portugal, Spain, Greece and Turkey and described his travels in a long , partly autobiographical poem “Child Harold’s Pilgrimage”. Thus poem was published in 1812 and made Byron famous. This is a poem about travel, history and politics.
It consists of 4 cantos. It is written in a
It consists of 4 cantos. It is written in a
After the suppression of the Italian movement for independence , Byron went to Greece and joined the Greeks in their struggle for liberty against the Turks. There he fell ill with typhus and died when he was only 36 years old. Byron’s poems: “Child Harold’s Pilgrimage”, “Don Juan”, “The Corsair ” and others have always been popular among progressive people of the world.