...through and then what appears to be objects floating in the water. Without knowing the title of the painting I probably would not have known what these objects were but because the piece is title Slave Ship that leads me to believe that the images in the ocean are supposed to be humans, or slaves, that either fell out of the boat during the rough waves or tried to escape and swim away from the ship. The most interesting part of the painting is how the artist is able to seamlessly mold all of the images and emotions into one. It almost looks as though the piece was made in one continuous motion. The strokes and the colors used create a very powerful image and create a dramatic reaction for the viewer. This particular work of art by J.M.W. Turner was created during the romantic time period which originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. This time period was marked by intense emotion and aesthetic experience which revealed emotions of lust, fear, horror, apprehension and ecstasy. Art in this time period varied drastically from work in the Neoclassical or Enlightenment periods, but was much more like Baroque artists in the way...
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...could and will bring out all sorts of things about you to the fore front, romanticism. These topics are all too often eluded because of our vulnerability, but let us examine this further. This movement began as an artistic and intellectual movement, that underscored a disgust against established values (you know social order and religion). This specific style instead exalted individualism, subjectivism, irrationalism, imagination, emotions and nature, this also valued emotion reason and senses over intellect. The Romanticism era was during 1790 – 1850 and during this era, these artists and theorists of the time were in rebellion against the existing social hierarchy and they favored the restoration of potentially unlimited number of artistic styles (basically anything that aroused their senses or imagination). Some of the artists that were of that era were William Blake, Henry Fuseli, Francisco de Goya, and Eugene Delacroix just to name a few of the big names of this time frame. Some of the works of art that were done during this time were; “The Tyger” by William Blake c. 1793, “Abel” also by William Blake of 1825. Another was done by an artist named, Eugene Delacroix, The Death Sardanapal in 1827 – 28. This information was found in the article by Charles Moffat – 2006, updated November 2010 “Romanticism”. Web site information found on is; http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/romanticism/arthistoryromanticism.html Our sense of romantic character is based on...
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...William Wordsworth and William Blake were influential romantic writers of their time but they were not appreciated until after their deaths. Blake is known for his paintings and illustrations as well as his poems. Blake lived in the same era as Wordsworth and therefore they share a similar cultural and social background. But I find their works completely opposite from each other. The romantic style is characterized by a nature and man’s natural surroundings. Wordsworth wrote “The Rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the Rose; The Moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair; The sunshine is a glorious birth” (Wordsworth, 249) He paints a great image of the surrounding fields and the sky. At the time, people were not satisfied with society. People wanted to free from tyranny. Blake freely criticizes institutions such as the church and marriage in his poem, “London”. “In every voice: in every ban, the mind-forg’d manacles I hear, “Every blackning Church appalls, And the hapless Soldiers sigh, And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.” (Blake, 223)There were hints of disapproval of the monarchy. “Runs in blood down palace walls.” (Blake, 223) Both writers share different points of view on their outlook on life. Wordsworth’s poem seems to have a brighter outlook on life “In a thousand valleys far and wide, Fresh Flowers: while the sun shines warms, And the Babe leaps up on his Mother’s arm: I hear, I hear...
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...The Chimney Sweeper William Blake William Blake is one of the most famous poets in Romanticism era. This period witnessed the Science and Technology Innovation, leading to European Revolution in Europe. William Blake observed deeply and thoroughly changes in human life and he narrated these changes in his poems which typically painted a gloomy, miserable life of the children in the 19th century. However, embedded in this dark color are always the innocence and the optimism of the children hoping for a brighter future. One of his works is The Chimney Sweeper from “Songs of Innocence” which although described the life experience in the 19th century but it is still valid to the present time when millions of children in the third countries are exploited in toxic, life-threatened jobs paid under minimum standard wages. The Chimney Sweeper tells a story of a boy who first introduces some of his background and then tells about his friend named Tom with his dream of working as a chimney sweeper, darkening from head to toe, sleeping in the dark coffin, meeting the angel, wakening and continuing doing his tasks innocently. The main character was sold by his father when he was too young when he even knew how to speak. “Could scarcely cry “ ‘weep! ‘weep! ‘weep!”. I couldn’t imagine why on earth exists such a parent who could behave such cruelly. Just because his mother died young and his father was too poor. The Revolution led to thousand of factories established and provided surplus opportunities...
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...Wordsworth’s Poetry William Wordsworth ← Analysis → Wordsworth’s monumental poetic legacy rests on a large number of important poems, varying in length and weight from the short, simple lyrics of the 1790s to the vast expanses of The Prelude, thirteen books long in its 1808 edition. But the themes that run through Wordsworth’s poetry, and the language and imagery he uses to embody those themes, remain remarkably consistent throughout the Wordsworth canon, adhering largely to the tenets Wordsworth set out for himself in the 1802 preface to Lyrical Ballads. Here, Wordsworth argues that poetry should be written in the natural language of common speech, rather than in the lofty and elaborate dictions that were then considered “poetic.” He argues that poetry should offer access to the emotions contained in memory. And he argues that the first principle of poetry should be pleasure, that the chief duty of poetry is to provide pleasure through a rhythmic and beautiful expression of feeling—for all human sympathy, he claims, is based on a subtle pleasure principle that is “the naked and native dignity of man.” Recovering “the naked and native dignity of man” makes up a significant part of Wordsworth’s poetic project, and he follows his own advice from the 1802 preface. Wordsworth’s style remains plain-spoken and easy to understand even today, though the rhythms and idioms of common English have changed from those of the early nineteenth century. Many of Wordsworth’s poems (including...
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...Concert essay Without possessing the knowledge of what is so called romantic music, we generally refer to it is a kind of music which tends to evoke a soft mood or dreamy atmosphere. However, it is partially true; many musical works in Romantic era produce strong, harsh sounds for agitated emotion. The characteristics of this period’s music are strongly tied to a word, “extreme”; that is, extreme in size, length, pitch, dynamics and tempo in most musical pieces. During this era, the musician has a greater freedom in form and design, and a more intense personal expression of emotion in which fantasy, imagination, and quest for adventure play an important part. Highly accomplished composers such as Frederic Chopin and Eugene Ysaye, had great technical virtuosity in playing piano and violin. Eugene Ysaye’ “Sonata No.2 in A minor, op. 27, no.2” is considered a miniature, a piece that is small in size and short length, consisting only of two movements. The first movement is a little bit vivacious, and the second movement is slower and softer. It is only performed by one performer and one instrument. Because of its short length, smaller size and relative simplicity, this instrumental piece is called a lyric or character piece, which “expresses one emotion or emotional journey.” The lyric or character piece is new genre that appeared in the Romantic period. The two musical elements Ysaye emphasized most are tempo and dynamic range. The violinist in both movements was struggling...
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...This essay intends to compare the perspectives of two romantic poets, William Wordsworth and George Gordon Byron, toward nature. In1921, David Nichol Smith commented on William Wordsworth as ‘our greatest nature poet’ and it is an opinion many would still believe in. As a poet of Nature, Wordsworth is at the highest ranking. He is a worshipper of Nature, Nature’s enthusiast or high-priest. The poem ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ or commonly known as ‘Daffodils’ is one of the last remaining truly well-liked poems. From it, one obtains an image of Wordsworth as someone comforted and enlivened by the flowers he finds while walking among the dales and hills. His worship of Nature was likely more genuine, and more sympathetic, than that of any other English poet. Nature comes to take up a different or independent position in his poem and is not treated in an indifferent or hasty manner as by poets before him. Wordsworth had a mature philosophy, a new and innovative perspective of Nature. Three points in his doctrine of Nature may be indicated: I. Wordsworth understood Nature as a living character. He believed that there is a holy spirit permeating all the articles of Nature. This belief in a pervasive holy spirit may be named as spiritual Pantheism and is completely indicated in Tintern Abbey and in some passages in Book II of The Prelude. II. Wordsworth believed that the system of Nature gives pleasure to the human heart and he regarded Nature as practicing a healing effect...
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...on reason, order and rules, music and other art from the Romantic period was based on emotion, adventure and imagination. The Romantic period was a time of political revolution and new ways of looking at the world. Instead of working for wealthy bosses, composers were for the first time able to work for themselves. They composed music to express what they were thinking and feeling- unlike during earlier days, when they were only allowed to compose exactly what their employer wanted. During the Romantic period, there was a new appreciation of the artist as an individual- someone who had feelings, which were expressed through their creations. Romanticism was a form of rebellion against restrictions on artistic expression. The artists or the writers should express their innermost feelings in any form they chose. Romanticism had a new set of values: the innermost emotions should be fully expressed. Art should please the senses. Imagination was more important than reason. After the Napoleonic wars became a memory, French fashion was dominated by a new wave of Anglomania. The British writings of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron helped popularize a thirst for a more romantic image. There was a snobbish attraction on the continent for all things English, cultivated and refined. Beau Brummell had codified many of the attitudes toward the ‘Art Of Dress’ in his relationship with the Prince Regent. The rules and refinements of manners set at that time were built on and developed...
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...American Romanticism Defining American Romanticism: * Literature written between 1830s and 1865 (Civil War). * Considered the first illustration of American literary genius. * Birth of the American novel * Gothic Lit Frankenstein, Supernatural, Grotesque * Romanticism: Nature over the city , Individual over society ,Emotion over Reality * Jacksonian democracy * Andrew Jackson * ‘democracy’ as defined today comes from Jackson. * Triumph of the ‘common man’ was seen as a challenge to the aristocracy and beginning of an egalitarian society. * Romantic Writers See the World as an organic and interrelated. * Whitman invents free verse (practiced by other Romantic poets * He believed that everything is alive and interrelated. * Disregarded meter, rhyme schemes, and traditional forms. Romantic Hero: * Youthful * Innocent and pure of purpose * Idealistic with a sense of honor based on some higher principle – onot on society’s rules. * Possesses unique/remarkable skills * Quests for some higher truth in the natural world * Has knowledge of people and life based on deep, intuitive understanding – not on formal learning. * Rejects conformity * Loves nature and avoids the masses Elements of Romanticism: * Nature inspiring wisdom * Exotic setting * Emotion and feeling over reason * Distrust of civilization and progress * Supernatural * Intuition...
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...Anecdote for Fathers" taken from Wordsworth's hugely influential "Lyrical Ballads" is a touching rendition of the relationship between father and son. It is a beautiful, simple and uplifting poem representative of the style used throughout Wordsworth's famous collection of poems first published in 1798. The poem features at its heart a conversation from father to son during a walk one day in the glorious Lake District. It immediately opens in a touching and sentimental manner: I have a boy of five years old, His face is fair and fresh to see; His limbs are cast in beauties mould, And dearly he loves me. The simpleness in these lines is immediately apparent. The form and structure of the piece, the light and jovial use of rhyme easily conveys the emotion of gentle and honest love. In the next few lines of the poem he mentions the "dry walk" and the fact that his house is coming into view, which not only sets the scene but is of significance later in the poem. The subtitle for the poem "showing how the art of lying may be taught" starts to become significant in the next verse which is to become one of the main talking points in the poem. The narrator starts to look back over the house which the family used to live in a year ago, or as he says "A long, long year before" and he thinks about the happiness that they had there. He dwells upon their current home and asks his boy Edward which home he prefers, "My little boy, which like you more?" He looks back at his father and...
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...‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ by John Keats is an ode from the Romantic period based on the images found on a Grecian urn. And ode is often a lyrical verse that is written in dedication to someone or something. However the title suggests that the ode is ‘on’ rather than ‘to’ this highlights the images on the urn rather that the pottery itself. This is an important distinction made by Keats to represent the story telling capabilities of the images found on the urn, which makes his ode focused on the images imprinted on the urn. Keats again relays his belief that the urn has the ability to tell stories more successfully than words can, in the line “who canst thus express a flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme”. In this line he is comparing the urns ability to relay a story to his as a poet; however “our rhyme” is very ambiguous as he could be referring to humanity, the romantics or even poets in general. He also highlights the appealing nature of the stories told, through the use of natural imagery in terms such as “flowery” and “sweetly”. The essence of the ode is clear as Keats addresses the urn directly, stating that it is a “still unravish’d bride of quietness”. The word “unravishe’d” can be described as virginal and untainted throughout the years it has sustained the same image, not corrupted by the society around it. Another link to time is the word “still” in the sense that the urn has survived throughout all these years, and is a good way to introduce the spatial/temporal...
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...Symbolism The period of romanticism is the period after the Enlightenment era and it deals with many concepts and such as symbolism, individualism, myths and emotion. The literature of this period was not just concentrated on the theory of romantics with the thought of love being the center of romanticism even though some of the works may be about love and affection, plenty of works like those assigned deal with different types of romanticism. Williams Wordsworth shows romanticism with his different uses of symbols in his writings and the same can be seen with works done by Leo Tolstoy. The lines that are taken out of the Tintern Abbey, he speaks about the light and darkness and describes them in certain ways. The “joyless daylight” (Wordsworth, 436) represents the truth and the light helps an individual see the truth. Sometimes the truth may not be what the individual wants to see and the darkness that he mentions represents hiding the truth from people and whoever the individual may be making them feel better. The symbolism he uses shows a grim type of romanticism that the period brings into sight. The next piece of literature would be the works from Leo Tolstoy. Like William Wordsworth, it shows a grim type of symbolism in the piece of The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The story gives symbolism that can be analyzed with the five stages of death developed by Elisabeth Kubler Ross. The different stages can be seen throughout the story showing symbols of him going through the...
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...Alita Fonseca Balbi “The Less Deceived”: Subjectivity, Gender, Sex and Love in Sylvia Plath's and Philip Larkin's Poetry Belo Horizonte Faculdade de Letras Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2012 i “The Less Deceived”: Subjectivity, Gender, Sex and Love in Sylvia Plath's and Philip Larkin's Poetry by Alita Fonseca Balbi Submitted to the Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras: Estudos Literários in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Mestre em Literaturas de Expressão Inglesa. Thesis Advisor: Sandra Regina Goulart Almeida, PhD Belo Horizonte Faculdade de Letras Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2012 ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To my father, Tadeu, for always reminding me of the importance of having dreams and being true to them; for motivating me to be creative and to believe in my potential; and for teaching me to seek beauty and happiness in everything I see and do. To my mother, Socorro, for always making sure I enjoy all the possibilities that cross my path, and for reminding me that hard work is the only means to achieve my goals. To my brothers, Bruno and Diego, for being my best friends. To my sister-in-law, Sabrina, for embracing me as family and making me feel at home even when I’m not. To Paulo, for his company, for his love and care, and for all his witty remarks. To the professors of Letras, Julio Jeha, José dos Santos, Eliana Lourenço and Gláucia Renates, for being extraordinary professors, and for all the knowledge each...
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...Romantic period Noah, Patrick, and Wickert Facts about the romantic period -Lasted from 1800-1860 The Romantic era was a period of great change and emancipation The Romantic era allowed artistic freedom, experimentation, and creativity. The Romantic Period or the Romantic Era is known as Romanticism -William Wordsworth - Born April 7, 1770 - Cockermouth, Cumbria, England - Went to school at Hawkshead Grammar school before going to St. Johns College. --His popular poems are…. - A character - A Night-piece - A night thought -A poet’s Epitaph - A morning exercise and many more… His famous quotes are… - “ The child is the father of the man” - “Imagination, which in truth Is but another name for absolute power and clearest insight, amplitude of mind, and reason, in her most exalted mood. In the winter of 1798-79 he wrote many of his greatest poems and also traveled with Coleridge and Dorothy. In 1807 he started the publication of Poems in 2 volumes which included “Resolution and Independence” William Blake -William Blake was born November 28th 1757 in London England - Blake was a poet, painter, and printmaker - Most famous poem is “The Tyger” - Some other poems are “and did those feet”, “a cradle song”, “a dream”, “a song”, and many more. - He was said to see visions - One instance of this is when his brother died in 1787; he said he saw his brother’s soul ascend into heaven. This greatly influenced his later poetry. - In 1800 Blake moved Felpham...
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...Individualism is the idea that the sense of self is greater than the community. It urges its supporters to explore the depths of their psyche, even if it challenges accepted doctrine. To moral criticism, individualism is its greatest enemy. At its core, moral criticism finds its strength through the community over all ideology. This desire for communal uplift allows the people to serve a common purpose when advancing the community. But because of this, the voices of the individual are lost to the wind. During the Age of Romanticism, the people had had enough of being silenced; they sought to wholeheartedly explore their inner self. Through their writings, Washington Irving and Herman Melville were two men fighting for the people’s individuality; much to the dismay of moral critics. Washington Irving, famous writer and individualist, sought to bring individualism to the forefront of society’s progression. He believed the exploration of one’s self was more important than seeking communal prosperity. Irving wanted the people to see the world through lenses untainted by God, religion and the established doctrines. For him, the world’s morality was meant to be created by the individual. This way of thinking was quite scary to the moral critics of this era. The sense of community was being lost in novels centered on individuals. These novels allowed the people to play God, and by doing so, they were able to concoct their own morality. Irving’s writings continued to propagate the...
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