Romanticism 1
What two kinds of revolution led to Romanticism?
Political Revolutions (France, US, Haiti) and Industrial Revolution
How would you describe Keats's "chameleon poet" and how does it differ from Wordsworth's egotistical sublime?
The chameleon poet has no self - it is changeable and subjective. The egotistical sublime is all about the important thoughts a poet has when they are alone in nature.
What is one similarity between Austen and the Romantics?
there is a focus on sensibility and emotional life, there are revolutionary ideas about women (this comes along with liberalism which the Romantics were engaged in - however they did not expressly discuss women's right in their texts like Austen did)
What was the source of wealth for the landed gentry?
LAND!
He expressed no regret for what he had done which satisfied her; his style was not penitent, but haughty. It was all pride and insolence.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
What is liberalism?
A revolutionary political philosophy based on liberties for every individual.
What is a lyric poem?
A first-person poem that expresses the speaker's emotions.
What was one difference between Jane Austen and the Romantics?
Austen has neoclassical traits: rationality, civility, detachment, ironic wit
What massive socioeconomic shift do we see occurring in this novel?
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of
powerful feelings: it takes its origin from
emotion recollected in tranquillity
William Wordsworth, Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
What are the five concepts for understanding Romanticism?
feeling/sensibility, creativity/genius, childhood, nature, and the sublime
What is an ode?
A type of lyric poem that is SPEAKING TO SOMETHING!
What are four key themes in Pride and Prejudice?
class, the marriage plot, other people's mind, self-knowledge
What is a conduct book?
A type of novel designed to teach young woman ab about propriety.
Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?
Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,
Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;
John Keats, "To Autumn"
How many lines are in a sonnet? What is a volta?
14 lines - a volta is a 'turn' in a sonnet where the poem moves from question to answer
What is ekphrasis?
When one work of art is based on another work of art. For example, Ode to a Grecian Urn!
What is a novel of manners?
A novel portraying a certain social world through detailed observations of its customs, values, and norms.
According to Austen, how do we correct our pride and failures of self-knowledge and develop our judgement?
re-reading!
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
What is deep time?
geological timeframe over billions of years, dwarfing human experience
What does Keats personify Autumn as? Name two activities the figure does.
A woman! She is reaping the harvest at the end of the year, drowsing in the poppies, and can be seen at the cider press helping to preserve the apples.
What is free indirect speech?
A style of third person narration that borrows the characters voice.
What three types of novels were common during the Regency Era?
Chivalric Romance, Travel Narrative, Conduct Book
My dear, dear Sister! and this prayer I make,
Knowing that Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege,
Through all the years of this our life, to lead
From joy to joy:
William Wordsworth, "Tintern Abbey"