“…a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms…” (marriam-webster.com). It is from this basic definition of Romanticism that one can begin to distill the essence of it to the core aspects that Benjamin Franklin was beginning to develop and demonstrate in his time. Romantics wished to focus upon the self in regards to nature and their own human condition. They wanted to free their minds and, in a sense, become enlightened. They wished to explore the facets of their own world by improving themselves and become more than what they were.
Prompt 4: Analyze artistic and literary responses to industrialization over the course of the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution of the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century had a dramatic impact and influence on European life. While many aspects of life and society changed in response to these new developments, art and literature were heavily impacted as well. Three major forms of artistic responses to industrialization were Romanticism, Realism, and several new revolutionary styles of and made in reaction to the invention of the camera. All of these various styles responded to the industrialization of Europe in their own unique fashions, and resulted in a strange conglomeration of art, ideals, and themes.
One of the most known poems in of his book “Leaves of Grass” is Song of myself. In a scary translation of life and the real experiences of Americans post World War II, “Howl” is a mind blowing and disturbing poem by Allen Ginsberg. In this essay I’m going to compare Whitman’s “Song of Myself” to “Howl” written by Beat generation poet Allen Ginsberg. There are a number of ways that Whitman’s influence can be noticed in Ginsberg’s work “Howl”, including a similar style of format and structure, a similar impact on the literary world and a concern with American people. Another significant influence that Whitman has for Ginsberg is the fact that Whitman had been an outcast from the literary circle of his era, with his long -winded style, free verse, sexual exposure and his appearance as a plainly dressed workman rather than a high society poet.
The two art periods that I chose to write about are romanticism and renaissance. Even though both art periods originated in different time periods, they have some similarities and some differences. The Renaissance period originated in Florence Italy in the fourteenth century, the middle ages to the seventeenth century, where it spread to the rest of Europe. Whereas, the romanticism period began in Germany and England in the 1770’s, and by the 1820’s it swept through the rest of Europe, even to France all the way to the French Revolution. The renaissance and romanticism period differed on how they approached art.
Texts are often influenced by the values and attitudes of their authors, and always reflect the time in which they are composed. Christopher Isherwood's novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) and Bob Fosse’s musical Cabaret (1972) are both texts that explore the economic, social and political unrest and internal decay of Berlin in the 1930s. Inflation, World War 1, the failure of the Weimar Republic and a hedonistic society form the context of Isherwood's stories. In contrast, Fosse transforms Isherwood's stories into another form of entertainment, Hollywood musical, and demonstrates how a shift in context to a 1970s audience with a post-holocaust retrospection accounts for a shift in values. An inverse relationship is developed between the two texts, which establishes the notion of the Nazis' rise to power and the pursuit of a decadent lifestyle Both Goodbye to Berlin and Cabaret reflect anti-Semitic values and the rise of Nazism in Berlin in the 1930’s.Goodbye to Berlin was written at a time of political and economic instability in Europe, particularly Germany.
Allusions in The Picture of Dorian Gray Posted in The Picture of Dorian Gray with tags Allusions, Faust, Gyges' ring,Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare Allusions, Tannhäuser, The Picture of Dorian Gray,The Republic on December 16, 2008 by tammanyb While The Picture of Dorian Gray is a work created in the mind of Oscar Wilde, many aspect’s of the story have been borrowed from other texts. This is not unusual in the world of literature. When someone reads a fantastic piece, they may become inspired by it and rewrite it, adding their owns twists and plots along the way. In The Republic, Glaucon and Adeimantus present the myth of Gyges’ ring. This myth is presented in The Picture of Dorian Gray.
First of all we need to consider the debate about religious practice and the importance of religion for Christina: 'Religion played a major role in the formation of Rossetti as an individual, and it is oftentimes reflected in her poetry. I would venture to say that religion is a very strongly felt presence in “Goblin Market,” which some critics believe is a Christian allegory'[3]. Her poetry, her fairy tales characters, her use of grotesque can be related to a movement called “Gothic Revival”: 'it's an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England [...] In England, the centre of this revival, it was intertwined with deeply philosophical movements associated with a re-awakening of High Church or Anglo-Catholic self-belief concerned by the growth of
(Title) Edgar Allen Poe wrote his stories during the Romantic Literary movement. This movement began with the book published by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe titled “The Sorrows of Young Werther”. Authors during this time period (1770-1860) included Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Henry Longfellow. Yet one author who was the most prominent at this time was Edgar Allen Poe. Poe’s writing style demonstrated the knowledge of the human mind, the fears that haunt human being, and the work of literary genius.
Anahtar kelimeler: yimser romantizm, karamsar romantizm, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving INTRODUCTION The Romantic Movement originated in Germany and quickly spread to England, France, and reached America around the year 1820. There are many discussions of the term Romanticism; each of them explains the label to identify the movement including art, literature, music,
Romanticism and realism Romanticism Romanticism gained fame and momentum as a movement of art in the early 19th century and flourished till the 1850s. It was popular in France and Britain. Romanticism, which emerged as a reaction to the disillusionment with enlightenment involving order and reason after the 1789 French revolution, stressed on emotion and imagination. In romantic art, nature provided an appropriate alternative to the thoughts of enlightenment. In this case, nature was considered as unpredictable, had a great potential for extreme disasters and had uncontrollable power.