Literature Of The English Romantic Period

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Taylor Leonard Mrs. Wagner English IV 25 October 2011 Literature of the British Romantic Period Bloom, Harold. English Romantic Poetry. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2004. Print. This source has everything a reader would need to know about romanticism. This source informs readers on the grounds, or basics, of romanticism, such as the religious beliefs of the time, and how they relate to them. During this period people were becoming more open religiously, and even began looking towards agnostic views. It also displays the phases of the English Romanticism centuries. This book’s focus was on the various writings in the Romantic period and the different styles of the authors. Writings include William Blake’s “A Divine Image”, Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Genevieve”, and Bysshe Shelley’s “Zastrozzi”; some of the styles include imaginative, personal, emotional, visionary and the transcendental. What this book is emphasizing is for readers not to think all writings in this period are what society may call “romantic” today. (Bloom, 118.) This source is helpful and reliable. This book helps readers realize that not all writing in the romantic era relate entirely. “Not all of the writers of this period are Romantic writers, nor are all of the most important writers or works “Romantic” in style or ideological focus.” (Bloom, 118.) The author clearly shows that all writings didn’t have the romantic style in this statement. Gildroy, Doreen. “Poetry and Mysticism: Part Three.” American Poetry Review. EBSCO. Web. 5 October 2011. In this periodical readers are being informed on a British Romanticism author named William Blake. Blake was a mystic artist, a mysticism looks beyond the normal human perception; this is not the same as imagery which is detailed description. Readers could feel as if they were in the story. His writings were very detailed and that is
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