Romanticism in Literature

Works from the Romantic Era will not necessarily have romance, but instead will be...

• Lighthearted and funny

• Dark and often Gothic

• Calm and logical

• Futuristic and technological

Which of these is true of the Romantic Era?

• Artistic, intellectual AND literary movement

• Ended with the start of the Industrial Revolution

• Grew out of the satire of the Enlightenment

• Lasted longer than any of the other time periods we have discussed

Which of these describes the Romantic movement?

• It was an acceptance of intellectualism as the key to life

• It was a rejection of Enlightenment social and political ideas

• It started as support for the Industrial Revolution

• It was mostly political propaganda for revolutionaries

Romantic writers advocated for putting more emphasis on __ and less emphasis on __.

• nature / scientific rationalization

• industry / the past

• history / literature

• science / poetry

Romanticism can be seen in all of the following EXCEPT...

• Literature

• Art

• Music

• Historical Essays

Romanticism became popular in which parts of the world? CHOOSE TWO.

• The United States

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

Romantics focused on the freedom of __ and __.

• Voting / Religion

• The Self / Nature

• Revolution / Industry

• Expression / Intellectualism

The Romantics believed that __ is noble and we should try to understand it

• Science

• Art

• Religion

• Nature

Which concept from the Enlightenment did Romantics completely reject?

• Satire

• Novels

• Neoclassicism

• Gothicism

Romantic writing often features __, both physical and emotional

• Isolation

• Building

• Destruction

• Repair