Romanticism Notes

What are the characteristic traits associated with the Anglo-Saxon period according to the document?

• Disease, Feudalism, Chivalry

• Rebirth of ancient learning, humanism, rise of merchant class

• Community & rituals/celebrations, Heroic traits included strength, courage, honor, and humility

• Rising middle class, novel, enlightenment

Which period is described by the document as having "Disease, Feudalism, Chivalry, Church & 'government' corruption"?

• Anglo-Saxon

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Romantic Period

What are the main features of the Renaissance period as mentioned in the document?

• Community & rituals/celebrations, Heroic traits

• Disease, Feudalism, Chivalry, Church & "government" corruption

• Rebirth of ancient learning and literature, humanism, rise of merchant class, individualism

• Rising middle class, novel, enlightenment, disparity between classes

Which period is characterized by "Rising middle class, novel, enlightenment, disparity between classes" according to the document?

• Restoration & Neoclassical

• Romantic Period

• Victorian Period

• Modern Period

What did people of the English Romanticism value and reject (choose two)?

• rejected the rise of an agrarian society (farming)

• value truth, beauty, and feeling deep emotions

• reject Industrial Revolution & Science

• valued development of a new government

• valued the monarchy

What did English Romanticism idealize as symbols of innocence and purity?

• Nature and children

• Machinery and innovation

• Cities and architecture

• Commerce and politics

During the period of English Romanticism, England transitioned from being primarily an agricultural nation to one focused on what type society?

• Literature and art

• Manufacture, trade, and industry

• Military power

• Exploration and colonization

What does the term "Two Nations" refer to in the context of English Romanticism?

• The division between England and another country

• The separation of church and state

• The distinction between the rich and the poor in England

• The difference between poets and prose novelists

During the English Romanticism period, what were the poor and powerless in England forced to do?

• Take over the means of industrial production

• Move from agricultural areas to industrial cities

• Fight against the rich and privileged

• Maintain their agricultural roots

What is William Blake known for?

• Being a Russian composer

• Writing Frankenstein

• Being a poet and artist

• Saying "Truly there were be reason to go mad if not for music."