British Romanticism

Romanticism is a strong, pervasive reaction against which previous literary movement in Britain?

• Victorian

• The Divine Right

• Restoration

• Neo-Classicism and Enlightenment (or, the rationalism of it)

True or False: Romanticism has virtually everything to do with romantic love.

• True

• False

True or False: Romanticism put an emphasis on imagination and emotion over reason and logic.

• True

• False

Select all of the qualities and characteristics that apply to British Romanticism.

• Emotional displays are a mark of independence and superiority; feelings are seen as a guide to truth and conduct.

• Living in the moment was essential to Romanticism.

• Individual experiences are the center of life and art; solitude is much sought after.

• Emphasis on nonconformity, which was highly prized!

Select all of the qualities and characteristics that apply to British Romanticism.

• Interest in Gothic cathedrals, castles, ruins, monasteries, convents, monks, nuns, pilgrims and hermits as solitary seekers of truth.

• Interest in the supernatural, the search for beauty, and sympathy for the downtrodden.

• Nature was not seen as a moral guide.

• Planned gardens were of utmost desire.

Select all of the qualities and characteristics that apply to British Romanticism.

• Romantics were in support of war and hypocrisy.

• Believed that poetry is spontaneous and free; it uses common, concrete language.

• Glorification of children and childhood; their inexperience made them "closer" to God.

• Glorification of an uncorrupted nature.

Romanticism is always spelled with a ____________ "R."

• uncapitalized

• capitalized

The British Romantic literary movement lasted from ______ to _____ .

• 1789 to 1823

• 1875 to 1923

• 1785 to 1832

• 1798 to 1832

The novel is THE literary invention of the 18th century. Remember, “novel” also means what?

• note

• new

• prose

• archaic

What, exactly, did the Romantics rebel against?

• convention

• constitutions

• solitude

• spontaneity