[ENG1120] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (58 pages long)
29 Nov 2016
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Romance novels: a very old form of fictional narrative that features a series of heroic adventures, 1-d characters, idealized settings, often the supernatural. A carefully crafted work featurning a controlled, focused plot realistic characters and a deliberate use of a design element. Preoccupied with psychological makeup of human beings. Critically exploring how society impacts the individual. Emphasized during the 18th century (age of enlightenment) Explored validity of emotion, instinct, intuition and the non-rational. Focused on importance of individual personality and experiences. Art / science of the interpretation of the written text. 17th century (and on) bridging the gap between written text and applying it to life. Romantic era: just because it can"t be rationally explained does not mean it does not (or cannot) occur. Like the back and forth between rationalism and romanticism. Value of human heart vs human need.
