ENG150Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jules Ferry, German Romanticism, Industrial Revolution
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German romanticism in the age of revolution point where english literature is influential. German romanticism not a unified movement series of crazy things happening dialects to unify the language spoken by the people. Jules ferry helps create a standardized school system where people speak the same language. Rousseau enlightenment thinker but also has counter enlightenment thoughts (even though he is grouped in with romantics) thoughts or reason and rationality very influenced by rousseau like the french thinkers in this time idea of national tradition. Storm und drang (storm and stress) valuing sentiment over reason, intensity over order, individual freedom over social stability, losing over fulfillment. Epistolary novel (made up of letters) favoured genres of the romantics trope of women who is engaged and man loves her but cannot be with her so he kills himself. Jena/ berlin: german romantics hung out here > influence spread to all of german speaking europe (two poles that spread influence)
