1. Romanticism Individual, the personal, and the emotional

2. Interest in the common man and childhood
Noble savage: natural state of man is happy and good
Inherently good: society seen an the corrupter
Urban life hindrance (reaction to Industrial Revolution)
Language more accessible “country folk”
Folklore, ballads

3. Strong senses, emotions and feelings
Movement of protest: desire for personal freedom and radical reform
Didn’t reflect mainstream views of those in power
Intuition vs. Deduction; Emotions vs. Reason and Rationality (Enlightenment and Neoclassicism)
"poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”--Wordsworth

4. Awe of nature and supernatural
Experience of the sublime: awe of nature as being bigger than us
Beauty of nature in the country life
Individual’s identity could be found in nature
Fascination with mysterious and unreal: Gothic literature

5. Celebration of the individual
Misunderstood, heroic individual outcast
Common experience of society vs. experiences of the individual

6. Importance of imagination
Individual imagination over critical authority
Artist/Poet as creator vs. imitator
Work reflects individuality and mind
Exoticism: focus on the exotic an mysterious

7. Raft of the Medusa
As you look at the photo, jot down things that you notice about the painting. Be ready to share with a partner.
Now look at the photo again and decide what characteristics you see that are influenced by Romantic ideals; have a reason for your choices; you will share with a partner then the class

8. Raft of the Medusa History Elements of the painting
Explication of the painting (handout): work with partner to explicate the painting
As you read Frankenstein, what parts of the novel fit the characteristics of Romanticism? Use the blank chart you rec’d yesterday to organize your thoughts. This will be used for your summative discussion next week.