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Topic: A comparative Study of Wordsworth and Coleridge as a romantic poets.Name: Patel KinjalPaper Name: The Romantic LiteraturePaper No: 5Roll No: 16Submitted to: M.K. Bhavnagar University

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Introduction

*Romanticism generally speaking is the expression*The poetry of this age was marked by intense human sympathy and a consequent understanding of the human heart.

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Romanticism understandin

g of

Liberty

Freedom

Human heart

Intense human

sympathy

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New Turn to Poetry

*Wordsworth and Coleridge*Great poets*Joint efforts *Romantic revival*The meeting of Wordsworth and Coleridge*Nether stowey*Momentous meeting

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*They decided to transform*Old currents of classicism*They were unhappy*Decorative language18th century*The first piece of work*Myres humorously calls: *Lyrical Blast

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• Studied the simple objects of nature• Coleridge to introduce• Supernaturalism , mystery and

magic in poetry• Wordsworth gave :

“Charm of novelty to things of

everyday”

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*Coleridge introduced the dream-like quality*Wordsworth presented*The common *Simple life of peasants and shepherds*Coleridge went to the *Medieval period *Magic *Mystery

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• One special thing about them• Loved and appreciated Nature• Wordsworth visited Coleridge at

Keswick• Immortality ode Coleridge

replied with ode on Dejection.“Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course,

With rocks, and stones, and trees”

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Conclusion

• In certain respects it was Coleridge who had a better flowering.

• Coleridge soon came to an end.• Wordsworth could not stop the

decline in Coleridge’s poetic power, but one can say that their contribution to English was a landmark for the Romance in English poetry.


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