Eng. Lit, LAP 3, Day 1 Introduce LAP Introduce Romantic Literature Go over William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience” p. 710-714 Literary term: symbol
Homework Read William Wordsworth’s “It is a Beauteous Evening” and “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” on pages 734-735. Write a journal entry of at least 200 words based on the Thinking Through Literature questions on page 738 (#’s 1-3 and 6-8).
LAP 3: Romantic and Victorian Literature LAP 3.doc
Romanticism 1798-1832 American Revolution is over; French Revolution is on-going Industrial and agricultural revolutions Many problems such as crime, sanitation, and child labor
Basic Beliefs Headed by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge Part of a movement of protest– not everyone in Britain felt this way. Evil is not a result of human nature, but instead of society– humans are basically good. Emphasis on the individual, the personal, and the emotional instead of on reason
Romanticism—features, 707 Tried to capture the language and subjects of the common people Rejected the world of science and industry– insight into the human experience comes from communicating with nature. Spontaneity and freedom Fascinated by the supernatural and exotic Nature stimulates thinking
William Blake “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience” p. 710-714 Symbol: something that stands for something beyond itself.