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English Romanticism

English Romanticism. Presented by Teodor Zarkov. The Age of Independence. Major Characteristics of Romanticism:. Abiding trust in nature’s goodness Emotions and Instincts more important than reason

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English Romanticism

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  1. English Romanticism Presented by Teodor Zarkov

  2. The Age of Independence

  3. Major Characteristics of Romanticism: • Abiding trust in nature’s goodness • Emotions and Instincts more important than reason • Glorification of "The Natural Man" – the "noble savage" – the primitive and untutored personality • Equality of people– social and economic classes disparaged • A premium on detail – detail is the pathway to truth • Ultimate truth • Art served an exalted purpose • Subjectivity

  4. Romantic Theatre Practice • Poets turned their hand to writing plays • Romantic Playstended to appeal to emotions rather than intellect • Audience size increased • Many special effects, Natural settings and Details

  5. Actors During the Romantic Period • John Phillip Kemble , and Mrs. Sarah Siddons, his sister – their acting was idealized – with grace, dignity, a "classical style • Edmund Kean– considered to have "perfected" the romantic style • William Charles Macready– a compromise between the Kembles and Kean – careful rehearsals, detailed characterizations • Tyrone Power– did comic Irish portrayals. – a comic actor • Henry Irving– the first English actor to be knighted • Edwin Booth–famous for interpretations of Shakespearean roles

  6. George Gordon Byron(1788-1824)

  7. The Byronic Hero • having great talent • exhibiting great passion • having a distaste for society and social institutions • expressing a lack of respect for rank and privilege • thwarted in love by social constraint or death • rebelling • suffering exile • hiding an unsavoury past • ultimately, acting in a self-destructive manner

  8. Major Works • Manfred (1817) • Cain (1821) • Marino Faliero (1821) • Sardanapalus (1821) • The Two Foscari (1821) • Heaven and Earth (1823) • Don Juan (1819–24) Manfred and the Alpine Witch

  9. Percy Bysshe Shelley(1792-1822)

  10. Major Works • Prometheus Unbound, 1820 • Hellas (1822) • The Cloud • To a Skylark • Ode to the West Wind • Adonais (1821) • Alastor (1816) • The Indian Serenade • When the Lamp Is Shattered • Ozymandias • The Cenci

  11. References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley • http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/spd130et/romanticism.htm • http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html • http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-200348 • http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-200351

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