1. BRITISH LITERATURE IV Romanticism VY_32_INOVACE_14-16

2. Romantic period 1760 - 1837  interest of Eng. and Scott. ballads  against the new bourgeoisie order of society  exaggerating, return to nature, idealistic philosophy, supernaturalism, glorification of heroes, emotions, dreams, fantasy

3. Gothic novels  exaggerating tales of horror, hero, middle-age setting – castles, mysteries  MARY GODWIN SHELLEY  ‘Frankenstein’ - technical advances vs. human being, no castle, modern work

4. Historical novels  Sir WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832)  a founder of historical novels  ‘ Ivanhoe’  ‘ Rob Roy’  ‘ Waverly’

5. Poetry  ROBERT BURNS (1759-96)  ‘Auld Lang Syne’ – in music /Scottish/  WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)  ‘Songs of Innocence’

6. Poets` groups Lake Poets lived in Lake District William Wordworth (1770-1850) ‘Lyrical Ballads’ excell. sonet writer Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772- 1834) - contributed to Lyrical Ballads by: ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ Shelley Group poets of Napoleonic Wars fought for freedom, modern Europe politically and religiously active rebels against convention George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) ‘Childe Harold´s Pilgrimage’ Percy Bysshe Shelley ( 1792-1822) ‘ Prométheus Unbound’ John Keats

7. P. B. Shelley Autor: Amelia Curran, Název: Portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Curran, 1819.jpg Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Percy_Bysshe_Shelley_by_Curran,_1819.jpg

8. Female authors  JANE AUSTEN (1775 – 1818)  widely read  from romanticism to realism  ‘Pride and Prejudice’  ‘Sense and Sensibility’  filmed

9. Jane Austen Autor: Based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra, Název: Jane Austen.jpg Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jane_Austen.jpg

10. Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová