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unit 6 the romantic age in english literature (1780-1830) pre-romantic literature the romantic age in english literature (1780-1830) pre-romantic literature prepared by beknazarova nigina english writers of the late 1700s and early 1800s substituted passion for augustan harmony and moderation. they preferred mysteriousness, believed in the creative power of the imagination and adopted a personal view of the world. these writers are called romantics. besides, in the age of romanticism in english literature there was a group of poets who represented a bridge between classicism and romanticism. they are called pre-romantics the leading pre-romantic poet is william blake the most outstanding pre-romanticists in english literature were robert burns and william blake. robert burns was the most famous scottish poet of the 18th century. he wrote poetry in english and scottish dialect. his birthday is celebrated in scotland as a national holiday. robert burns was born on january 25, 1759 in …

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the book contained lyrical, humorous and satirical poems written in his earlier years. some of his greatest satires such as “address to the unco’ guid”, “holy willie’s prayer” and “the jolly beggars” in 1796 he died in poverty at 37. william blake william blake (28 november 1757 ) was an english poet, artist, and mystic, who followed no style but his own. his family was poor, and blake had no opportunity to receive education as a child. when he was ten, his father was able to send him to a drawing school, and at fourteen he was apprenticed to an engraver. in 1789 he published a volume of lyrical poems called “songs of innocence”. it was followed by a companion volume “songs of experience’. the two works contrast with each other: one deals with good, passivity, and reason; the other, with evil, violence, and emotion. as a child he was …

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william wordsworth and samuel taylor coleridge, who wrote most of their major works from 1786 to 1805, are regarded as the first generation of the english romantic poets. george gordon byron, percy bysshe shelley and john keats, who produced their major works between 1810 to 1824, are regarded as the second generation of english romantics. in 1798, with the publication of “lyrical ballads”, william wordsworth and samuel taylor coleridge gave official birth to the romantic age in literature. the second edition of “lyrical ballads”, published in 1800, contained a preface in which wordsworth stated the poetic principles that he and coleridge believed in: first, that ordinary life is the best subject for poetry because the feelings of simple people are sincere and natural; second, that the everyday language of these people best conveys their feelings and is therefore best suited to poetry; third, that the expression of feeling is more …

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in the romantic age included essays, literary criticism, journals, and novels. the two greatest novelists of the romantic period were jane austen (1775-1817) and sir walter scott (1771-1832) though jane austen wrote during the height of the period, she remained remarkably unaffected by romantic literary influences. her plots concerned domestic situations. austen wrote about middle-class life in small towns and in the famous resort city bath the women in austen’s novels as “pride and prejudice”(1813) and “emma” (1816) are known for their independence and wit. her novels, including “mansfield park” (1814), “persuasion” (1818) are realistic in tone. jane austen respected the novel as a great art. in “northanger abbey” (1818) she had satirized the “terror” novel. sir walter scott wrote novels of adventure. he was very popular during his lifetime and is now considered the father of the historical novel. reflecting the romantic interest in the past, he set many …

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unit 6 the romantic age in english literature (1780-1830) pre-romantic literature the romantic age in english literature (1780-1830) pre-romantic literature prepared by beknazarova nigina english writers of the late 1700s and early 1800s substituted passion for augustan harmony and moderation. they preferred mysteriousness, believed in the creative power of the imagination and adopted a personal view of the world. these writers are called romantics. besides, in the age of romanticism in english literature there was a group of poets who represented a bridge between classicism and romanticism. they are called pre-romantics the leading pre-romantic poet is william blake the most outstanding pre-romanticists in english literature were robert burns and william blake. robert burns was the most f...

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