Evolve
DEFINE ORGANIC EVOLUTION
Charles Darwin's principle that all plants, animals evolved over time from earlier, simpler forms of life.
IDENTIFY IVANHOE
Romantic novel by Walter Scott, describes clash between Saxon and Norman knights.
DEFINE REALISM
The belief that the world should be viewed realistically.
DEFINE NATURAL SELECTION
Charles Darwin's theory that most able animals survive, pass on adaptable traits.
IDENTIFY FRANKENSTEIN
A novel by Mary Shelley; an example of Gothic literature.
DEFINE ROMANTICISM
Emotion and sentiment
IDENTIFY ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
By Charles Darwin, suggested all plants and animals evolved over time from earlier and simpler forms of life.
WHY WERE ROMANTIC POETS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL OF 18TH CENTURY SCIENCE?
They believed it reduced nature to a cold object of study.
DEFINE ENLIGHTENMENT
Reason and logic used to discover truth.