30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C Synthesis of Romanticism The two generations
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C The first generation Declared in the “Biographia Literaria” by S.T. Coleridge: To deal with a supernatural nature and describe it by suspending the disbelief of the reader through imagination. eal with ordinary things in order to teach the man to see nature without the veil of habits on his eyes. To deal with ordinary things in order to teach the man to see nature without the veil of habits on his eyes. Poets’ intents
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C William Wordsworth (Poem) Preface to Lirycal Ballads The Solitary Reaper She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways Daffodils Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Ballad) Biographia Literaria The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner Relevant texts and poetic forms
09/12/’09 Riccardo Biffi 5C To convince the reader that the described nature is faithful to reality. To awake man’s mind towards wonders of nature. Pleasure, the ultimate goal. Purposes of poetry
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C Declared in the “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” by W. Wordsworth: The language should be the one “really used by man” since it is the best way to express and to convey feelings for its simplicity. The poets have not be coherent with the declaration above. The expressions started to be more and more complicated with the flowing of time. Language
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C Nature and its power Rustic life Memory Feelings Themes
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C The second generation Poets’ intents
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C Relevant texts and poetic forms
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C Purposes of poetry
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C Language
30/01/’10 Riccardo Biffi 5C Themes