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The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850)

The Spirit of the Age (1790-1850) A sense of a shared vision among

the Romantics.

Early support of the French Revolution

Rise of the individual.

Affinity with nature.

Radical poetics / politics – an obsession with violent change.

A sense of a shared vision among the Romantics.

Early support of the French Revolution

Rise of the individual.

Affinity with nature.

Radical poetics / politics – an obsession with violent change.

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TheEnlightenme

nt

TheEnlightenme

ntSociety is good, curbing violent impulses!

Society is good, curbing violent impulses!

Civilization corrupts;institutions have rippling effects!

Civilization corrupts;institutions have rippling effects!

Romanticism

Romanticism

Early19c

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Romantic Movement

• Reaction (backlash) against some Enlightenment ideas

• Dramatic German poetry (Strum and Drang … storm and stress)

• Rationalism and reason are NOT enough to explain human nature

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Rousseau

• Emile – stressed differences between children and adults

• Stages of maturation

• Maximum individual freedom

• Physical differences of men and women have them in separate roles

• Nature superior to artificial society

• Uniqueness of each individual

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Immanuel Kant

• Knowledge rooted in sensory experience (Locke)

• KANT … subjective character of human knowledge … the mind actively imposes categories of understanding … presupposition

• Innate sense of moral duty

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Romantics

• Fancy, imagination, intuition … human mind had power beyond reason

• Poets, artists, possessed greater degree of the above

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Romanticism

• Emotions, Passion, Irrationality• Individualism• Power of Nature• Nationalism• Mysticism, Superstition• Danger in Science and Technology

(sometimes)• Exotic lands, fantasy, the occult

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Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794

Lady Macbeth - Henry Fuseli, 1794

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Wandering Above the Sea of Fog

Caspar David Friedrich,

1818

Wandering Above the Sea of Fog

Caspar David Friedrich,

1818

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The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835

The Dreamer Gaspar David Friedrich, 1835

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Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823

Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich, 1823

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An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de Loutherbourg,

1803

An Avalanche in the AlpsPhilip James de Loutherbourg,

1803

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Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily – Andreas

Achenbach, 1853

Sunset After a Storm On the Coast of Sicily – Andreas

Achenbach, 1853

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The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840

The DelugeFrancis Danby, 1840

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Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822

Tree of CrowsCaspar David Friedrich, 1822

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The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)

Caspar David Friedrich, 1821

The Wreck of the Hope (aka The Sea of Ice)

Caspar David Friedrich, 1821

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Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805Shipwreck – Joseph Turner, 1805

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The Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault, 1819The Raft of the Medusa

Théodore Géricault, 1819

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The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin

The Eruption of Vesuvius - John Martin

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Lion with the Rabbit - Eugène Delacroix

Lion with the Rabbit - Eugène Delacroix

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Isaac Newton – William Blake, 1795Isaac Newton – William Blake, 1795

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Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William Turner,

1844

Rain, Steam, and SpeedJoseph Mallord William Turner,

1844

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Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon

Gaspar David Friedrich, 1825

Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon

Gaspar David Friedrich, 1825

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Moonrise by the SeaGaspar David Friedrich, 1821

Moonrise by the SeaGaspar David Friedrich, 1821

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Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

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The Corn Field

John Constable,

1826

The Corn Field

John Constable,

1826

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A Mill at Gillingham in Dorset John Constable, 1826

A Mill at Gillingham in Dorset John Constable, 1826

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Coming From Evening Church

Samuel Palmer, 1830

Coming From Evening Church

Samuel Palmer, 1830

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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Ground

John Constable, 1825

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Ground

John Constable, 1825

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Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

John Constable, 1831

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

John Constable, 1831

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Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829

Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829

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Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825

Eldena RuinGaspar David Friedrich, 1825

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Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811

Winter Landscape with ChurchGaspar David Friedrich, 1811

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Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David Friedrich, 1817-

1819

Cloister Cemetery in the SnowCaspar David Friedrich, 1817-

1819

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Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-

1810

Abbey in an Oak ForestCaspar David Friedrich, 1809-

1810

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Pity - William Blake, 1795Pity - William Blake, 1795

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The Great Red

Dragon and the Woman

Clothed with the Sun

William Blake,

1808-1810

The Great Red

Dragon and the Woman

Clothed with the Sun

William Blake,

1808-1810

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Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836Stonehenge - John Constable, 1836

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Nightmare (The Incubus)Henry Fuseli, 1781

Nightmare (The Incubus)Henry Fuseli, 1781

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Manfred and the Witch of the AlpsJohn Martin - 1837

Manfred and the Witch of the AlpsJohn Martin - 1837

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Witches Sabbath

Francisco Goya,1798

Witches Sabbath

Francisco Goya,1798

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Procession of Flagellants on Good Friday

Francisco Goya, 1793

Procession of Flagellants on Good Friday

Francisco Goya, 1793

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Hamlet and Horatio in

the Graveyard

Eugène Delacroix,

1839

Hamlet and Horatio in

the Graveyard

Eugène Delacroix,

1839

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Saturn DevoursHis Son

Francisco Goya,

1819-1823

Saturn DevoursHis Son

Francisco Goya,

1819-1823

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Greece on the Ruins of

Missolonghi

Eugène Delacroix,

1827

Greece on the Ruins of

Missolonghi

Eugène Delacroix,

1827

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Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830

Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix, 1830

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Detail of theMusket Bearer

Delacoix, himself

Detail of theMusket Bearer

Delacoix, himself

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The Burning of Parliament (1)Joseph Turner, 1834-1835

The Burning of Parliament (1)Joseph Turner, 1834-1835

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The Rise of the Cartheginian Empire

Joseph Turner, 1815

The Rise of the Cartheginian Empire

Joseph Turner, 1815

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His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806

His Majesty’s Ship, “Victory”(Trafalgar) - John Constable, 1806

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The Fighting TemeraireJoseph Mallord William Turner,

1838

The Fighting TemeraireJoseph Mallord William Turner,

1838

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An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guard

Théodore Géricault, 1814

An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guard

Théodore Géricault, 1814

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The Shooting of May 3, 1808Francisco Goya, 1815

The Shooting of May 3, 1808Francisco Goya, 1815

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Portrait of Frederick ChopinEugène Delacroix, 1838

Portrait of Frederick ChopinEugène Delacroix, 1838

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Pandemonium - John Martin, 1841Pandemonium - John Martin, 1841

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Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William Turner,

1835

Grand Canal, VeniceJoseph Mallord William Turner,

1835

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Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824

Massacre of Chios - Eugène Delacroix, 1824

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The Fanatics of TangiersEugène Delacroix, 1837-1838

The Fanatics of TangiersEugène Delacroix, 1837-1838

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The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage

Eugène Delacroix, 1845

The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage

Eugène Delacroix, 1845

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Women of Algiers in Their ApartmentEugène Delacroix, 1834

Women of Algiers in Their ApartmentEugène Delacroix, 1834

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The Bullfight - Francisco GoyaThe Bullfight - Francisco Goya

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Charge of the Mamelukes, May 2nd, 1808

Francisco Goya, 1814

Charge of the Mamelukes, May 2nd, 1808

Francisco Goya, 1814

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God as the Architect - William Blake, 1794

God as the Architect - William Blake, 1794

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Elohim Creating AbrahamWilliam Blake, 1805

Elohim Creating AbrahamWilliam Blake, 1805

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Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve

William Blake, 1825

Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve

William Blake, 1825

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Faust and MephistophelesEugène Delacroix, 1826-1827

Faust and MephistophelesEugène Delacroix, 1826-1827

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The Seventh Plague of EgyptJohn Martin, 1823

The Seventh Plague of EgyptJohn Martin, 1823

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The Cathedral

Gaspar DavidFriedrich,

1818

The Cathedral

Gaspar DavidFriedrich,

1818

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The Cathedral(details)

Gaspar DavidFriedrich,

1818

The Cathedral(details)

Gaspar DavidFriedrich,

1818

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The Great Age of the NovelThe Great Age of the Novel

Gothic Novel: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

Historical Novel: Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott Les Miserables - Victor Hugo The Three Musketeers - Alexander Dumas

Gothic Novel: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

Historical Novel: Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott Les Miserables - Victor Hugo The Three Musketeers - Alexander Dumas

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The Great Age of the NovelThe Great Age of the Novel

Science Fiction Novel: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Dracula – Bramm Stoker

Novel of Purpose: The Road to Ruin - Thomas Holcroft

Science Fiction Novel: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Dracula – Bramm Stoker

Novel of Purpose: The Road to Ruin - Thomas Holcroft

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Other Romantic Writers

Other Romantic Writers

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm - Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm - Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust

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The Romantic PoetsThe Romantic Poets Percy Byssche Shelley

Lord Byron (George Gordon)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

William Wordsworth

John Keats

William Blake

Percy Byssche Shelley

Lord Byron (George Gordon)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

William Wordsworth

John Keats

William Blake

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The LambPoem lyrics of The Lamb by William Blake

• Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed, By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?

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• Little Lamb, I'll tell thee, Little Lamb, I'll tell thee. He is called by thy name, For He calls Himself a Lamb. He is meek, and He is mild; He became a little child. I a child, and thou a lamb, We are called by His name. Little Lamb, God bless thee! Little Lamb, God bless thee!

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William BlakeWilliam Blake

THE TYGER (from Songs Of Experience)

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire?

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And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

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William Blake

• to live a good life does not necessarily mean one must deny natural creative energy. The energy that Blake describes, that humans are taught to curb or restrain, is what causes the sense of evil as defined by orthodox Christianity, when in reality, it is that energy that gives humans creative power and true individuality. While that energy should be tamed, it should never be constrained.

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• Blake’s writing is more about universal balance – almost from an Eastern perspective as compared to Western religious teachings where everything is black and white. William Blake’s Proverbs of Hell endeavor to teach the value of experience beyond the five senses, to not deny natural desires, to resist prudence and see that active is preferred to passive living, to not resist the self and one’s accomplishments, and to recognize the hazards of religion and the herd mentality that it promotes.