Romanticism In Romantic Poetry

Cynthia Chase’s book combines several essays and excerpts from a variety of authors from both the traditional Romantic period and the current feminist authors trying to emulate the Romantic style. With each excerpt Chase provides an analysis explaining the Romantic characteristics and how each excerpt helps to explain the role of language in historical context. Chase includes essays from Geoffrey Hartmand, Paul de Man, Neil Hertz, Cathy Caruth, Mary Jacobus, Karen Swann, Margaret Homans, Marjorie Levinson, Jerome Christensen, and Carol Jacobs. Chase puts a modern lense on Romanticism making it more relatable and easier to understand.

If there was indeed a writer who embodies romanticism through his works, it would be Edgar Allan Poe. Born on January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe’s life is far from what one can imagine as a fairytale. His father died in 1810 and his mother in 1811 which left Poe an orphan. His life was seemingly a series of unfortunate events. He found himself buried in gambling debt when he was a student at the University of Virginia which led to his eventual expulsion. Among others, this triggered his estrangement from his adoptive father which eventually led to Poe leaving his care. He enlisted in the army in May 1827 wherein he published his first literary work entitled “Tamerlane and Other Poem” which only sold 50 copies. He was eventually discharged from his duty in February 1831 for gross neglect of duty. He married his cousin, Virginia Clemm in 1835. Poe published “The Raven” in 1845

What does a freed soul contribute to a person’s life? Does it, let uninhibited actions flow free, corrupting human morals? Or does it free the soul from the clutches of an oppressive society? I thought that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s commentary on uniqueness was compelling. In the Scarlet Letter, he highlights the pros and cons of being yourself. Given that, he correspondingly shows the lack of individualism that can kill a person on the inside. Arthur Dimmesdale was a person who had succumbed to becoming overwhelmingly different than the norm and yet tried to hide it, thus destroying his life at the end of the book. Hester survives the ordeal through showing to the world proof of her romantic notions, thus being

Romanticism (1820-1900) in music was brought to the world during the early nineteenth century. This music stressed emotion, imagination, and individualism. The Romantic period was about freedom of expression and breaking away from time-honored conventions.

The Romantic Period of literature took place roughly 200 years ago, but examples of Romanticism can still be seen today. The Romantic authors most certainly had an impact on many artists to come. Edgar Allan Poe is often a name that comes to mind when discussing Romanticism and especially Dark Romanticism and for good reason. Poe exemplifies Romanticism and many examples can be seen in his work, such as the House of Usher. Some traits of Romanticism include high drama, pathetic fallacy, and shocking climax, which are a few pillars of the Romanticism style. These pillars still hold up in modern day art, with many filmmakers, such as M. Night Shyamalan who also exemplifies traits such as high drama, pathetic fallacy, and black and white characters.

What does Romanticism do to a person? Does it, let uninhibited actions flow free, corrupting human morals? Or does it free the soul from the clutches of society? I thought that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s commentary on uniqueness was compelling. In the Scarlet Letter, he highlights the pros and cons of being yourself. In that, he shows how the lack of individualism can kill a person on the inside. Examples include Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale, both characters who had succumbed to becoming overwhelmingly different than the norm and yet tried to hide it, thus destroying their respective lives at the end of the book. Hester survives the ordeal through showing to the world proof of her romantic notions,

Romanticism poetry has four key features that make it stand out from the rest. A new spontaneity and freedom, which is a fancy way of saying that the romantic poets were tired of the bland writings from the neoclassical writers, added expressed emotions paired with the creativity of the imagination. Love of nature describes how romantic poets used nature to help explain their thoughts and feelings. The importance of the commonplace was used in Romanticism to create a bigger audience and appeal to more common folk by including everyday behaviors in their poems. Last but not least, fascination with the supernatural and the exotic, which has to with magic and the unknown in romanticism.

Throughout the 1800s in Europe many people went through rough and hard times to just survive. Any hope given to them was much needed instead of the empowerment that was enforced. Romanticism gave these people hope, which influenced their minds and opened another door. The inspiration of art, music, and literacy during these time helped people when they needed it the most. Which influenced more inventors and artist throughout the Romanticism era.

Romanticism was a period time 1750 to 1870 in Europe, Latin America and The United States. Romantic Movement didn’t reach to France until the 1820’s. Romanticism main spirit was against of rule, law and formulas that classicism the different characterized of general in 18th century. Imagination, Subjectivity of approach, freedom, Expression and the idealization of nature will be focused in movement of Romantic Literature. In this period industrial revolution with the social and political norms form as age of enlightenment and against of scientific rationalization of nature. Some Literature element of that period will be emotional, imagination and suspense. Romanticism movement brings some of different writes such as John Keats, Blake William, Wordsworth William and other. They came with the different illustrated, poetry that expresses the language, emotion and imagination. Romanticism is a phenomenon characterized by subjectivity of approach and reliance on the imagination, An Idealization of nature and freedom of though and expression.

The romantic period, lasting from the late 18th to the early 19th century, followed the Age of Reason. During this time people had an individualized, free, liberal, and imaginative attitude towards life. Literature itself was full of introspection, emotion, passion, sublimity, beauty, and spontaneity, with subjects such as humankind, the soul, flowers, the common people and more. Of all of the Romantic values and subjects, the beauty, creativity, and morals of nature is what truly inspired human imagination, and thus literature of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. The underlying theme of nature that is persistent through romantic poetry creates a bond between the poet and the common man through short poems that express personal emotion that all can feel, as we all are connected to nature. This can be seen through the works of John Keats, Percy Shelley, and William Blake.

“She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways” literally translates into a story about a maid who lived hidden by a small stream in northern England. (lines 1-3) She had nobody to give her accolades, but not only that she also had very few people to love and be close to.(lines 4&5) She is compared to a violet next to a mossy rock insinuating that the speaker of the poem finds her very beautiful. (line 5) The grief-stricken speaker then reveals

Romanticism came to be in the 18th and 19th centuries which emphasized the imagination and emotions of romanticism. Many people viewed this type of literature as the quality or state of being impractical or unrealistic meaning romantic feelings or ideas. During this time many poets were encouraged to express their true colors and individual uniqueness. The Romantic Era expanded all throughout the world, and reached poets such as Keats, Byron, Shelley, and Wordsworth.

Through the late 1700s and early 1800s, the period of Romanticism blossomed. “Romanticism” very loosely describes the era in which modern culture began to take shape. During the Romantic era, many advancements were made in all aspects of people’s lives and cultures. One aspect in particular has held great value even to this day. That aspect being the expansive amount of literature created during the era. The era of Romanticism had its name for a reason. It can be greatly attributed to the romantic style or genre of literature that defined the period. Romantic writers wove many tales of admiration, longing, and aspirations. They were fantastical, in a sense, and almost the antithesis of realism, even. Amidst the great breadth of literature

The major writers in Romanticism are Percy Shelly, Lord Byron, John Keats, William Blake, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. I will be examining two second generation Romantic poets Lord Byron, Percy Shelly, I have chosen to examine the poems; She walks in beauty, and A Lament based on the ideas most valued by Romantic poets; Love and beauty, and youth and inevitable death.

The start of the Romantic Age coincided with the start of the French Revolution in 1789. It ends in 1837. Just as the revolution was changing the social order, the romantic poets were taking literature in a whole new direction. The mechanical reason that pervaded the work of the previous era was replaced by strong emotions and a return to nature. Animals and respect for nature were frequently used subjects in works of his period. The first generation of poets included William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Sir Walter Scott. Their primary contribution to literature was with their lyrical ballads. They used the typical romantic themes of respect for nature and all of its creatures. Wordsworth is above all the poet