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1、romanticism,Originated in the medieval French romanticism in American (meaning legend or novel), the word romantic is a word which transliteration. Romantic aim is thus opposed to manage, the main characteristics pay attention to the expression of personal feelings, form less inhibited and bold and

2、unrestrained freedom. And developed on the basis of the romantic romantic literature also has its unique artistic style, in the literary history is a shining pearl.,time:Produced in the 18th century boom:The first half of the 19th century resons：1）Social background ：The French revolution 2）Theoretic

3、al basis：The German classical philosophy and Utopian socialism theory 3）The development of literature ：struggle with classical literature views: 1) Looking forward to the future ,Longing for ideal society 2)Placing in landscape ,Acura nature 3)Memorying of the middle ages,Describesing the distance o

4、f exotic emotional appeal classifications:lake poets VS,The introduction of lake poets - the negative Romantic poets,.,william wordsworth Samuel coleridge Robert southey became known as lake poets because they lived in the lake district in the northwest part of England,As a group, they followed no s

5、ingle school of thought or literary practice then known. They were named, only to be uniformly disparaged, by the Edinburgh Review. They are considered part of the Romantic Movement,Lake poets,Wordsworth Wrote 523 sonnets used his imaginative powers to idealize nature Coleridge explored the philosop

6、hical aspects of poetry southeys Romantic efforts centered on travel and adventure,William Wordsworth,William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publi

7、cation Lyrical Ballads.,Wordsworths masterpiece is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semi autobiographical poem of his early years which the poet revised and expanded a number of times. The work was posthumously titled and published, prior to which it was generally known as the poem to Coler

8、idge.,Important works,Lyrical Ballads in 1798 with Samuel Tayloy Coleridge “Ode:intimations of immortality”written in1804 ThePrelude-Long autobiographical poem written between 1789-1805 Wrote 523 sonnets,Robert Southey,Robert Southey (12 August 1774 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic

9、 school, one of the so-called Lake Poets, and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843.,.Moreover, Southey was a prolific letter writer, literary scholar, essay writer, historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper,

10、Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. The last has rarely been out of print since its publication in 1813 and was adapted for the screen in the 1926 British film, Nelson.,Samuel Taylor Coleridge,Samuel Taylor Coleridge (21 October 1772 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher

11、 who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.,a tragic genious who fuifilled only a fraction of his enomormous potential.he was handicapped by his impulsive and impractical nature ,which caused him to leave many projects u

12、ncompleted,He wrote the poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as the major prose work Biographia Literaria. His critical work, especially on Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking culture.,Throughout his adu

13、lt life, Coleridge suffered from crippling bouts of anxiety and depression; it has been speculated by some that he suffered from bipolar disorder, a condition not identified during his lifetime.Coleridge suffered from poor health that may have stemmed from a bout of rheumatic fever and other childho

14、od illnesses. He was treated for these concerns with laudanum, which fostered a lifelong opium addiction.,Satanic school,Satanic School, name applied by Robert Southey in the preface to his A Vision of Judgement (1821) to a class of writers headed by Byron and Shelley, and Keats. Because, according

15、to Southey, their productions were “characterised by a Satanic spirit of pride and audacious impiety.” The term expressed Southeys disapproval of the unorthodox views and lifestyles of the poets.,George Gordon Byron,Byrons Contribution,Childe Harolds Pilgrimage (1812-1818) (famous verse narrative) M

16、anfred (1817) (verse drama) Don Juan (1819-1824) (verse mock epic on contemporary English Society) Developed the Byronic Hero Fought for Greek independence,Childe Harolds Pilgrimage,Childe Harolds Pilgrimage, a poem narrating his travels between 1809 and 1811 in Europe, brought Byron fame.,Don Juan,

17、Don Juan is Byrons masterpiece, a great comic epic of the early 19th century.,Byronic hero,As a leading Romanticist, Byrons chief contribution is his creation of the Byronic hero, a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin. With immense superiority in his passions and powers, this Byronic hero

18、 would carry on his shoulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society, and would rise single-handedly against any kind of tyrannical rules either in government, in religion, or in moral principles with unconquerable wills and inexhaustible energies. The conflict is usually one of

19、rebellious individuals against outworn social systems and conventions.,Byrons Position in literature,Byrons poetry has great influence on the literature of the whole world. Across Europe, patriots and painters and musicians are all inspired by him. Poets and novelists are profoundly influenced by hi

20、s work. Actually Byron has enriched European poetry with an abundance of ideas, images, artistic forms and innovations. He stands with Shakespeare and Scott among the British writers who exert the greatest influence over the mainland of Europe.,Percy Bysshe Shelley,Life may change, but it may fly no

21、t; Hope may vanish, but can die not; Truth be veiled, but still it burneth; Love repulsed,but it returneth.,A Tempestuous Life,The son of a prosperous squire Entered Oxford in 1810, where readings in philosophy led him toward a study of the empiricists and the modern skeptics In 1811 he and his frie

22、nd Thomas Jefferson published their pamphlet, The Necessity of Atheism, His first important poem, Queen Mab, privately printed in 1813 In 1814 Shelley left England for France with Mary Godwin, the daughter of William Godwin. After Harriet Shelleys suicide in 1816, Shelley and Mary officially married

23、. In 1818 Shelley and Mary left England and settled in Italy. On July 8, 1822, Shelley was drowned while sailing in the Bay of Spezia, near Lerici.,Works,The Cenci A Defense of Poetry “ The Mask of Anarchy The Necessity of Atheism Ode to the West Wind Ode to a Skylark Prometheus Unbound Queen Mab Th

24、e Revolt of Islam The Necessity of Atheism England in 1819,Shelleys Poetry,Most of Shelleys poetry reveals his philosophy, a combination of belief in the power of human love and reason, and faith in the perfectibility and ultimate progress of man. His lyric poems are superb in their beauty, grandeur

25、, and mastery of language. Although Matthew Amold labeled him an “ineffectual angel,” 20th-century critics have taken Shelley seriously, recognizing his wit, his gifts as a satirist, and his influence as a social and political thinker.,Shellys Gravestone,John Keats (17951821),I am certain of nothing

26、 but the holiness of the hearts affections, and the truth of imagination.” Keats leading priciple is: “Beauty in truth, truth in beauty”. “Endymion” (1817)-metaphor for poet seeking inspiration “Eve of St. Agnes (1820)-connected with Keats love for Fanny Brawny “Hyperion” (unfinished)-an epic of the fall of the Titans to the Olympian Gods: metaphor for grief teaches human compassion “Ode to a Grecian Urn” “Ode to Psyche” “Ode to a Nightingale”-inspiration