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poetry production from 1760 to 1837 - Coggle Diagram
poetry production from 1760 to 1837
second phase until 1837: ROMANTIC
born with W. Wordsworth's 'Lyrical Ballads', the manifest of English romanticism
features
predominant role of Nature
distrust of progress
interest in rustic life
use of imagination to understand the beauty of the universe;
most spontaneous form of poetry
expression of emotions
interest on world of inner self
Second Generation of Romantics
Shelley ⮕ political rebellion and visionary mysticism;
Byron ⮕ rejection of social conventions and moral limitations;
Keats ⮕ poetic introspection and nature of sensation and beauty.
First Generation of Romantics
Wordsworth ⮕ representation of rural life and everyday language.
Coleridge ⮕ mysterious characters, supernatural events with a dreamlike atmosphere.
first phase until 1801: PRE- ROMANTIC
-discontent towards classicism
-anticipation of features of Romanticism
features
use of classical forms to express romantic themes
rediscovery of nature and of the Middle Ages
meditative and melancholic tone
fascination with death and ruins
themes such as 'the exotic' and 'the sublime'.
poets:
Thomas Gray
Graveyard School
His elegy is a reflection on death and man’s mortality, set in a solitary place
William Blake
collection of poems "Songs of Innocence and of Experience"
explore the opposition between these ⬆ two themes