English RomanticismEnglish Romanticism

Aaron GavinAaron Gavin

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Romanticism: An IntroRomanticism: An Intro

• A Pictorial Comparison

• William Blake

• Three Central Conflicts

• Lyrical Ballads

• Standards

• Credits

Romanticism and Romanticism and NeoclassicismNeoclassicism

In picturesIn pictures

Romanticism versus NeoclassicismRomanticism versus Neoclassicism

• Romanticism emphasized:

• The Imaginary, and idealistic

• Lyrical and reflective works

• Variety • The liberal or radical • Nature

• Neoclassicism emphasized:

• The formal or Deistic religions

• Orderliness • The Rational • The conservative • Man

Romanticism in ArtRomanticism in Art

• The picture to the right is emblematic of Romanticism.

• Notice the emphasis on nature, and how it surrounds man

• Man is small in comparison to nature

• Compare this picture to a Neoclassic one

Neoclassicism in ArtNeoclassicism in Art

• Notice in this picture, man is moved to the front

• Nature is relegated to the back

• Importantly, civilization not nature surrounds man

• Thus civilization (i.e. the buildings) protects man from nature

• Now try this art quiz to see further examples of both time periods

Art QuizArt Quiz

• Try to determine if the art on the next three slides is Neoclassic or Romantic

• Quiz

Question 1Question 1

• A. Romantic• B. Neoclassic

Question 2Question 2

• A. Romantic• B. Neoclassic

Question 3Question 3

• A. Romantic• B. Neoclassic

William BlakeWilliam Blake

• His Life

• His Written Works

• His Visual Works

Blake’s LifeBlake’s Life

• Blake was an Pre-Romantic, writing before the movement fully started.

• His life was lived in obscurity and penury.

• Although one can visit his grave now, Blake was buried in an unmarked grave.

• More can be discovered about him here.

Blake’s Written WorksBlake’s Written Works

• He is most well know for his companion books Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.

• These collections of poems investigate the inherent duality of all experiences.

• Without considering both poems, the experience cannot be fully understood.

• Consider this video discussing “The Lamb” and “The Tyger.”

Blake’s Visual WorksBlake’s Visual Works

• Blake invented a engraving process called Illuminated Printing.

• Blake’s work was a combination of both written text and visual images.

• To fully appreciate his work, the reader must see the both the visual and textual art together.

Three Central Romantic ConflictsThree Central Romantic Conflicts

• Rural versus Urban

• Religion versus Spirituality

• Innocence versus Experience

Conflict 1Conflict 1

• The Romantics reacted against the Industrial Revolution.

• They believed cities to be corrupting and dehumanizing.

• They saw the need to return to the uncorrupted natural world.

• This conflict is seen in William Wordsworth’s “Michael.”

Conflict 2Conflict 2

• The Romantics rejected institutionalized religion.

• They sought a spiritual connection to nature.

• This conflict is seen in Mr. Gavin’s favorite Romantic poem, Wordsworth’s “The World is Too Much with Us.”

Conflict 3Conflict 3

• This isn’t as much of a conflict as a reconciling of two opposites.

• To completely understand an experience, one must reconcile the innocence of youth with the experience of age.

• Consider this video discussion of Wordsworth’s “My Heart Leaps Up.”

Lyrical BalladsLyrical Ballads

• This collection of poetry by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Wordsworth is considered the formal beginning of Romanticism.

• In the preface, the authors described four characteristics of good poetry.

• First• Second• Third • Fourth

FirstFirst

• The best subject for poetry is the common man.

• An example of this is William Wordsworth’s “Resolution and Independence.”

SecondSecond

• The common language is the best to convey the message of a poem.

• An example of this is Robert Burns’ use of dialect in “To a Louse.”

ThirdThird

• Feeling is more important than action.

• This type of poetry is called “lyrical.”

• An example of this is John Keats’ “When I have Fears.”

FourthFourth

• Poetry should be “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling.”

• Poetry should not be planned; it should natural flow from one’s experiences.

• This ides is expressed in Coleridge’s “The Eolian Harp.”

• Wordsworth’s description of how he wrote “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” also demonstrates this idea.

CorrectCorrect

IncorrectIncorrect

Is nature or man emphasized?Is nature or man emphasized?

If man, think Neoclassic.If man, think Neoclassic.

If nature, think Romantic.If nature, think Romantic.

StandardsStandards

• PDE– 1.1.11.a– 1.1.11.d– 1.2.11.a– 1.2.11.d– 1.3.11.a– 1.9.11.a

• ISTE NET– 1.a– 2.a,b,d– 3.a,c

CreditsCredits• General Author Information:• http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/blake.htm• http://www.friendsofblake.org/visiting_william_blakes_grave.htm• http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/116• http://www.skoletorget.no/abb/eng/blake/ill_print.html• http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/blakeic?

rgn1=&type=boolean&view=thumbnail&q1=Blake&select1=all&med=1• Videos/audio:• http://www.bbc.co.uk/robertburns/works/to_a_louse/• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NKZn9n4HiQ&feature=related• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgCVumXD2q8• http://www.todayinliterature.com/stories.asp?Event_Date=7/13/1798• Standards:• ISTE NET:

http://www.isteconference.org/ISTE/2011/presenters/submission/includes/nets_t_standards.html

• PDE: http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/StandardsDownloads

Credits, 2Credits, 2• Poems:• http://www.bartleby.com/41/372.html• http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/blake/human_abstract.html• http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww317.html• http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww194.html• http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/Wor2Lyr.html• http://www.bartleby.com/41/392.html• http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/translations/552.htm• http://www.bartleby.com/101/635.html• http://www.online-literature.com/coleridge/636/• http://theotherpages.org/poems/blake02.html• http://www.classicreader.com/book/222/• http://www.nlu.edu/~eller/men/songs/infants.htm• http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15841• Paintings:• JMW Turner’s “The Slave Ship”• Gavin Hamilton’s “Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus” • John Constable’s “The Hay Wain”• John Constable’s “Stour Valley and Dedham Church”• Jacques Louis David’s “Belisarius”

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