Famous Writers of the

Romantic Period

Katie Starr

What is the Romantic Period?

Takes place in England between 1785 and 1830

Shift from an agricultural focus to a modern industrial society

Characterized by the infusion of feeling and emotion into poetry and other works

William Blake

1757-1827

Only formal education was art school

Started engraving apprenticeship at 14

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Married Catherine Boucher in 1781 and taught her to read

Blake often paired his poetry with engravings

Gave up poetry to focus more on art

Was never well-known as an artist or poet until after his death

One of his most famous works:Songs of Innocence and of Experience

Songs of Innocence and of Experience

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William Wordsworth

1770-1850

Born in West Cumberland

Sent to Hawkshead School at the age of 8 when his mother died

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…At age 13, his father dies suddenly

Graduated from Cambridge in 1791

Meets and becomes friends with Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Moves back to hometown in 1802, inherits his father’s fortune and marries Mary Hutchinson

Endures many hardships but continues to gain popularity for his poetry

One of his most famous works:We are Seven

We are Seven

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1772-1834

Born in Ottery St. Mary

Attended Cambridge and left in 1794; married Sara Fricker

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Met Wordsworth in 1797 and jointly published the Lyrical Ballads in 1798

Falls in love with Sara Hutchinson, sister of Wordsworth’s wife

Health deteriorated due to prescription drugs

One of his most famous works:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Jane Austen

1775-1817

One of eight children; born in Hampshire

Had a short formal education at a boarding school

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…Started writing at age 12

Jane and her only other sister Cassandra read books in their father’s library

Turned down a wedding proposal in 1802

Neither Jane or Cassandra ever married; remained home

One of her most famous works:Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

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Works CitedPICTURES1. William Blake: http://todd44.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/william_blake_by_thomas_phillips.jpg2. The Lamb: http://matthewsalomon.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/the-lamb.jpg3. The Tyger: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~tlouie/Tigers/theTyger.jpg4. William Wordsworth: http://www.brilliantstudent.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/wordsworth.jpg5. We are Seven: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/189893518_8c71603f01.jpg?v=06. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: http://web.bilkent.edu.tr/Online/www.english.upenn.edu/jlynch/Frank/Gifs/stc.gif7. The mariner: http://www.fantastichorror.com/02/images/dore-mariner01.jpg 8. The crew: http://www.clayfox.com/usm/images/marinerb.jpg9. Jane Austen: https://district.d230.org/sandburg/booster/theater/Theater_pics1/Jane%20Austen.jpg10. Pride and Prejudice novel: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0141439513.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1138676361_.jpg11. Pride and Prejudice movie: http://tk.files.storage.msn.com/x1pxzZ39wV--_c9EGy-oi5oGz8r_dVGfQ5AohI8mT1-rHXG7MrK0sA0A1oAEcu3p6izkLz8emwloJSu6OkLVRN590YixkVUi_R8vJ1_YYKQENzBx6J1UI2PopODHZw5LLCs8nQBijM0_wE

12. Final picture: http://www.linesandcolors.com/images/2007-07/turner_450.jpg

TEXT SOURCESStillinger, Jack, and Deidre S. Lynch. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Vol. D. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2006. 1-25, 76-79, 243-245, 424-426, 514-515. The Romantic Period. Print.