EnglishRomanticism概要.ppt

* Three such days with you I could fill with more delight than 50 common years could ever contain.? （和你在一起的三个夏日，胜过与他人的五十载春秋。） — John Keats Romantic Poems 英语1105 08 方李亦圆 ● English Romanticism ● Historical Cultural Background ● Major Romantic Poets and Their Works of the Period ⅰ Romanticism The word comes from “Romance” in the medieval Europe, always means vitality, powerful emotion, limitless and dreamlike ideas. Against the neoclassicism（新古典主义）. ⅱ Begins in 1798 with the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge’s The Lyrical Ballads（《抒情歌谣集》） and ends in 1832 with Walter Scott’s death and the passage of the first Reform Bill in the Parliament. ⅲ Literary features Emphasize imagination and emotion. ⅳ Went through 3 stages The early, middle and later stages English Romanticism Historical Cultural Background French Revolution （ 1789-1794 ） The Founding of United States of America 1776 English Industrial Revolution （1765-1835） German idealism classical philosophy （德国唯心主义古典哲学）Pursuit of freedom and Individual personality The First Great Poet In The Romantic Period William Blake （1757——1827） “The nature of my work is visionary or imaginative.” As an artist he is best known for his engravings, which are among the masterpieces of graphic art. Meanwhile he cherished great expectations enthusiasm for the French Revolution. Literarily Blake was the first important Romantic poet, showing contempt for the rule of reason, opposing the classical tradition of the 18th century treasuring the individuals imagination. Poetical Sketches ---1783 Songs of Innocence ---1789 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell ---1790 The French Revolution, a Prophecy ---1791 Visions of the Daughters of Albion and America, a Prophecy ---1793 Songs of Experiences