The Romantics and Jane Austen. The Romantic Period 1798 - 1832 Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge Many revolutions in industry.

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The Romantics and Jane Austen

The Romantic Period Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge Many revolutions in industry and agriculture

–Idealized nature and human beings –Emphasized the individual, the personal, and the emotional –Sharp contrast to the science, logic, and reason of the Restoration –Was a movement of protest for more personal freedom and reform against conservative England What Spurred the Romantic Period?

Jean Jacques Rousseau - father of Romanticism, idea of the “noble savage” Reform Bill of 1832 –Marks the end of the Romantic period –More fairly distributed seats in Parliament and gave the vote to middle class men

Romantic period does NOT refer to love and romance DOES refer to youth, innocence, questioning authority and tradition, adapting to change Poets used common language and wrote about commonplace subjects, the beauty of nature, and the human imagination What the Romantic Period is NOT…

–Love of nature in all aspects –Concern and sympathy for the common man –Interest in the world of imagination, especially the supernatural –Rebellion against any form of tyrannical control –Interest in past legends, especially medieval and primitive –Involvement with the lonely and melancholic, especially with man’s eventual death The Six themes of Romantic Literature

–Very emotional –Deals with personal feelings of the writer –Tends to be musical –Deals with nature –Imaginative –Helps us see things we otherwise would not notice The Romantic Attitude Towards Poetry

1st generation poets -Wordsworth -Coleridge 2nd generation - radical political beliefs, self- imposed exile –Lord Byron –Percy Shelley –John Keats The Poets…

Gothic novels - mystery and horror –Mary Shelley - Frankenstein (1818) Novels of Manners –Jane Austen’s Emma, Pride and Prejudice –Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre The Novels and Novelists…

Language - broadened the concept of “acceptable” English, narrowed the gap between aristocrats and commoners American and British English grew further apart (spelling) –Publick –Colour –Splendour –Traffick –Flavour –Centre The Language

Born December 16, 1775 Died July 18, 1817 She was the 7th of 8 children The youngest of two daughters Born to a clergyman and his wife- George & Cassandra Austen Her closest friend was her sister, Cassandra. “Jane” by Cassandra Austen Jane Austen: A visual journey through her novels, her life, and her countryside

Her Childhood St. Nicholas Church, Steventon The rectory where the family lived Primarily educated at home Benefited from her father’s extensive library Led a quiet life at home Was exposed to the outside world Frank & Charles, her brothers -in the Royal Navy -traveled the world -served in the Napoleonic Wars

Attended Abbey Gatehouse School 1801 Brother Henry becomes clergyman & moves to London - attended theatre, art exhibitions, & social events Brother James becomes a banker Brother Edward adopted by wealthy cousins and inherits an estate in Kent - Jane learns about the landed gentry at Godmersham - Knowledge that is reflected in her fiction The Abbey Gatehouse 1801, Reading

Possible settings for Jane’s novels… Godmersham Park The Ashe House Adelstrop The Ibthorp House

The Move to Bath… Jane’s father retires Jane and Cassandra move with their parents to Bath Mr. Austen dies and Edward relocates the women to Chawton All during this time, Jane is quietly writing, but publishes nothing The move to Chawton changes that

Jane’s Time at Chawton Cottage It is in this house that Jane submits her work for publication At age 35, her most productive period begins 1811 Sense & Sensibility is published 1813 Pride & Prejudice is published 1814 Mansfield Park is published 1815 Emma is published

The Beginning of the End… In 1815, Jane begins Persuasion and finishes it the following year Her health begins to fail as a result of probable Addison’s Disease In March of 1817, Jane and Cassandra move to Winchester to be nearer to Jane’s doctor Jane dies in the early morning hours of July 18, 1817 Persuasion and Northanger Abbey were published the following December

Jane’s Burial Place Winchester Cathedral

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