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THE ROMANTIC AGE - Coggle Diagram
THE ROMANTIC AGE
SOCIAL CONTEXT
imagination
P. B. Shelley called it the divine power because it's the ability that allows you to create things that don't exist
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individualism
it's connected to topics such as isolation, introspection, and a sense of alienation from society: the individual is against society
it's different form the individualism of the Augustan Age, where the individual was a reflection of the society
poetry was indivisualistic, is subjective, in fact explored the inner world of the poet and themes like solitude
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nature
in the Augustan Age man is dominated by nature, in the Romantic Age nature becomes the protagonist
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is a powerful force and a source of peace and freedom, it was viewed as a form of paradise
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childhood
before were seen as young adults but now there's a focus on children: "the child is father to man" thanks to Rousseau with "The Emile"
is a symbol of purity, creativity, and innocence
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irrationality
in the romantic age people discovered that rationality was only a small part of man, so people want to explore the irrational side of man
they are fascinated by dreams and nightmares, the unconscious part of man
reaction
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against the bith of modern world characterized by secularization, industrializatio, urbanization, mass production and consumerism
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CULTURAL CONTEXT
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there's a gradual passage between the Augustan Age and the Romantic Age because at the beginning of 18th century intellectuals of the Augustan Age were still alive
there are many changes from the Augustan Age and literature was very personal and starts from personal experiences
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begin in 1760
George III became king (was Frederick Louis' son, son of George II)
after the Seven Years War, he raised taxes in the American colonies to pay off Britain’s debt
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1775
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1789
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1811-1820
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end in 1837
when William 4th died in 1837, his niece Queen Victoria became queen at the age of 18
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