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The Romantic Period

The Romantic Period. Anything BUT romantic…. The Facts. In England from 1798-1832 Turbulent times both economically and politically End of traditional land ownership Emergence of working class Individualism; focus on self Refers mostly to poets and writers. Environmental Issues.

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The Romantic Period

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  1. TheRomantic Period Anything BUT romantic…

  2. The Facts • In England from 1798-1832 • Turbulent times both economically and politically • End of traditional land ownership • Emergence of working class • Individualism; focus on self • Refers mostly to poets and writers

  3. Environmental Issues • Machinery replaced manual labor • Pollution from factories

  4. Labor Issues • No overseer (Lord) to protect workers • Low wages and long hours • Child labor (as young as five years old) • Only wealthy were educated

  5. Romantic Ideals • Focus on ordinary people and things • Nature as source of healing • Non-conformity; striving to be better • Rebellions against unjust governments and institutions • Interest in the power of imagination • Fascination with supernatural • Often followed unconventional spirituality

  6. Romantic Ideals • Fascination with strangers from “strange lands” • Concerned with injustice in the world around them • Concerned with the efforts of business on the environment and the human condition • Interest in taking drugs and achieving “higher consciousness”

  7. The Romantic Poets • Original hippies • Peace, love, and happiness, man. • Do your own thing • Down with the man!

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