1 / 23

Romantic Literature

Romantic Literature. Introduction to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. QUIZ. How romantic are you?. Question 1. I tend to make decisions based on… a. what my heart tells me. b. logic and reason. Question 2. I often find myself daydreaming and using my imagination. a. True b. False.

adena-hampton
Download Presentation

Romantic Literature

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Romantic Literature Introduction to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

  2. QUIZ How romantic are you?

  3. Question 1 I tend to make decisions based on… a. what my heart tells me. b. logic and reason.

  4. Question 2 I often find myself daydreaming and using my imagination. a. True b. False

  5. Question 3 When I need time to myself, I prefer to a. people watch, maybe at a coffee shop or other public place. b. go for a walk in the woods or find a place to sit outside.

  6. Question 4 I would rather spend an afternoon a. teaching someone new information or skills. b. learning new information or skills.

  7. Question 5 I would rather a. spend time doing my own thing b. spend time with a group.

  8. Question 6 I feel more refreshed after an afternoon a. hanging out with friends b. hiking or spending time outside

  9. Question 7 I believe that ___ is the most impressive. a. the wisdom of the past b. the progress of the future

  10. Question 8 The answers to many of life’s problems can be found a. in nature. b. in friends and family. c. in television programs. d. in spirituality or my religion. e. in my own imagination. f. in the future of science and medicine.

  11. Tally your answers! Question 1: Question 3: A = 3 A = 1 B = 1 B = 3 Question 2: Question 4: A = 2 A = 2 B = 1 B = 1

  12. Question 5: Question 7: A = 2 A = 3 B = 1 B = 1 Question 6: Question 8: A = 1 A, D, E = 3 B = 2 B, C = 2 F = 1

  13. So, how romantic ARE you? 17 – 20 points Bring on Keats! Shelley! Byron! More Wordsworth, please! And can we study them outside, under the flowering trees? 12 – 16 points I wouldn’t mind reading some of the romantics, but I’d also be happy to hang out with friends afterwards. I need my social time. 8 – 11 points Can we just skip all this and stick to the facts?

  14. Characteristics of Romanticism • Originated late 18th century • Peak: 1800-1850 • Frankenstein, 1818 • An artistic and literary movement. • Intuition over Intellect • Imagination • Emphasis on Nature • Individual, inner life

  15. Romantic Art Identify the characteristics in the art….

  16. Fishermen at Sea, by JMW Turner, 1794

  17. Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818

  18. Abbey in an Oak Forest, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1810

  19. The Gothic • Setting in a castle • An atmosphere of mystery and suspense • Omens, visions • Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events • High, overwrought emotion • Women in distress • Gloom and horror • Footsteps approaching • Lights in abandoned rooms • Characters trapped in a room • Ruins of buildings • Thunder & lightening, rain • Sights, moans, howls, screams • Creaking doors and floors • Gusts of wind blowing out lights • Howling wolves/dogs • Crazed laughter

  20. Birth of Frankenstein • 1816 ghost storytelling contest. • Lord Byron, Mary, Percy (lover) • Inspired by a dream • Scientific experiments • Restoring life to dead • Drowning victims • 1800, James Blundell • Blood transfusions • 1790s, Luigi Galvani • Electrostatic machine

  21. Frame Narrative • A story within a story. • Sometimes within yet another story! • Often, different individual tells story of each frame. In Frankenstein… • Structure is symbolic • Thematic search in the story for something deep, dark, and secret at the heart of the narrative. • Like peeling off layers of an onion to get to the core • Represents psychoanalytic process • Uncovering the unconscious motives that are masked by a narrative told by the conscious mind. Frame Narratives in Frankenstein • Robert Walton sister, Margaret • Victor  Walton • Monster  Victor • Family  Monster

  22. Letters 1-4 • Robert Walton (explorer) Margaret (sister) Letter 1 -trying to find North Pole -achieve something great Letters 2-3 -lonely, lacks friends Letter 4 -spots sled guided by huge creature -spots another sled with starving man -takes man in and hears his story

  23. Romantic Poetry • Read the following Wordsworth poems: • “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” (560) • “The World is Too Much with Us” (562) • Write a brief summary for each poem. • Create a double-entry journal with two entries (4 total) for each of the following: • 2 entries that show the tone of each poem • 2 entries that show elements of Romanticism • (one from the first poem and one from the second)

More Related