ENGL 2240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Coverture, Old World Rom, Print Culture
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Woman before the rising sun (painting, 1818) symbolized many of the core values of the romantic period optimism, simplicity, and contrast. The period of romanticism is also called the age of revolution due to the political, social, and artistic upheaval that occurred during the time. The romantic period can be defined as the time between 1789 (french revolution) to 1832. The period was kicked off be the fall of an oppressive and corrupt french regime and the birth of democratic and egalitarian ideals. Skeptics of the revolution were concerned about order and the destruction of old-world values and the disruption of the status quo. Those who were enthusiastic about the revolution, however, were eager to reject old forms and traditions in literature as well, where formality and elaborate language was cast aside. Revolution in the romantic period was fueled by enlightenment values and ideas; the. Enlightenment stressed logic and reason over tradition and/or belief.
