Romanticism Notes

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

• Anglo-Saxon

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Romantic Period

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

What is William Blake known for?

• Being a Russian composer

• Writing Frankenstein

  while at Lord Byron's home in Switzerland

• Being a poet and artist who wrote "The Tyger" and "The Lamb"

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

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 (during which Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe wrote) is characterized by "Rising middle class, novel, enlightenment, disparity between classes"?

• Restoration & Neoclassical

• Romantic Period

• Victorian Period

• Modern Period

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 was another method used by the British government to control printed matter?

• Encouraging self-censorship among writers

• Providing subsidies to selected publishers

• Imposing prohibitive taxes on printed matter in some cases

• Mandating government approval for all publications

Which author (husband of the woman who wrote the first horror novel) said, "Fear not for the future. Weep not for the past"?

Be sure to understand the romantic sentiment (feeling) of this statement.

• William Blake

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Lord Byron

• Mary Shelley

• Dawne Beck

What are the main features of the Renaissance period?

• Community & rituals/celebrations, Heroic traits

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

• Rebirth of focus on ancient learning and literature, humanism, and individualism

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

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