V4 Poetry Romanticism

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Romanticism

18th/19th century
(industrial revolution)

If you were to live in these circumstances, what would you look for/long for?

Romanticism as a reaction

-pollution

- urbanisation

- "filling in the map"

- Reason & science

The Romantic Period

• the beauty and value of nature
• idealization of the countryside and country people
• the (idealized) past and distant and exotic cultures
• senses and emotions over reason
• the supernatural (horror/magic) and the sublime
  

Three questions

-How would you describe the tone of this poem?

- What is the role of nature in this poem?

- What makes this a typically Romantic poem?

- Analysis question 10

How would you describe the tone of this poem?

What is the role/effect of nature in this poem?

What makes this a typically Romantic poem?