1. Romanticism

2. Why It Happened The bubble burst!
After all the rationalization of the Enlightenment and the stuffy aristocrats, people wanted to get back to nature
Artists felt there was too much emphasis on the elite class and on cities, which were becoming dirty and crime-infested

3. Some Characteristics
All Romantic writing focuses on nature and human-nature
There is a major focus on nature and the ways that people effect and view it
Often, writing during the Romantic period will have supernatural elements

4. The Two Types The Lighter Side
These writings look at nature with awe and wonder and yearn to get back to a more natural state
Henry Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The focus is on human strength through the power of getting in touch with the natural self

5. The Dark Side
These writers explored the supernatural and the effects that humans have on nature – the negative effects
There writings are often warnings against challenging the natural order of the world
Think Frankenstein!
Edgar Allen Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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