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LTWR 308B
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Literature
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10/17/2016

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Romantic period
Definition
"Officially" began with publication of Wordsworth's 1798 "Lyrical Ballads."
-England, 1798-1870.
-Imagination over reason
-Prompted by industrialism and Enlightenment era focus on reason
-Love of nature, class egalitarianism, truth is revealed in nature
-God is discoverable in nature
-Victor Hugo: "Liberalism in literature
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Transcendentalism
Definition
A philosophical romanticism. Not the same as the romantic movement, but is related in its key concepts.
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Enlightenment
Definition
-Philosophical movement characterized by faith in reason and the scientific method. Humans can perfect themselves.
-"God is dead"
-Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson
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Lyrical Ballads
Definition
-1798
-William Wordsworth
-Intended to mirror how human mind works; non-rhyming
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Free verse
Definition
Poetry lacking rhyme or a regular meter.
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Anaphora
Definition
The sequential repetition of the first part of a sentence to emphasize a point.
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Ode
Definition
A long, lyrical poem, serious in subject matter and often intellectual in tone, elevated and dignified, and dealing with a single theme.
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Lyric poem
Definition
A poem written in musical rhythm, often exploring powerful emotions.
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Theme
Definition
The central idea of a text.
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Tone
Definition
An author's attitude toward both his subject-matter and audience.
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Style
Definition
An author's particular syntax, word choice, and method of organizing a narrative or piece of poetry.
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Epigraph
Definition
A quotation at the beginning of a poem, short story, essay, book chapter, etc.
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Characterization
Definition
The creation and development of imaginary persons so that they seem lifelike.
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Victorian Period
Definition
-1837-1901, during the era of Queen Victoria
-Brings to mind hypocrisy of squeamishness toward sex and hypersexuality, complacency in social issues.
-Decadence, exaggerated fashions
-Women as moral judicators; mother manages education and household
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Setting
Definition
A term encapsulating the location and time period of a literary work, as well as the social attitudes of the time.
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Intertextuality
Definition
Concept created by Julia Christiva. An author's reference, within a work, to another work with which the reader is familiar. Intertextuality provides a deeper understanding of what the author means to communicate.
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Realism
Definition
-Characterized by verisimilitude: authors depict events and social conditions as they are instead of romanticizing or idealizing them.
-Show not tell
-Rounded, three-dimensional, dynamic characters who serve a purpose in the plot.
-Emphasizes morality and control of destiny
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Gothic fiction
Definition
-Creepy settings
-Mysterious, suspenseful atmosphere
-Visions and dreams, foreshadowing, portending of tragedy.
-Dopplegangers
-Supernatural events without explanation
-Women threatened or under duress by tyrants
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Decadence movement
Definition
A late 19th century movement characterized by amoral values, the use of sensual and erotic images, and the principle of self-indulgence.
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Aestheticism
Definition
A philosophical movement emphasizing aesthetic (visual, artistic) themes in literature over sociopolitical themes.
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The Yellow Book
Definition
A 1894-97 literary journal associated with both the aesthetic and decadence movements.
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Fin-de-siecle
Definition
French for "end of the century." Most often used to refer to the end of the 19th century. Significant, as it represented the end of Victorian ideals of morality, hypocrisy, social propriety, etc., that dominated the era.
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Allegory
Definition
A work of literature with a surface message (the actual contents) and a hidden message (some sort of political/social/religious/moral argument).
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Aphorism
Definition
A statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner.
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Paradox
Definition
A seemingly absurd proposition that proves to be well-founded or true when investigated.
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Colonialism
Definition
The policy of acquiring full or partial control over another country politically, occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically.
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Post-colonialism
Definition
A theoretical framework through which to analyze colonialism's effect on the colonized people.
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Anachronism
Definition
From the Greek for "against time." The use of a technology, philosophy, attitude, etc. that was not actually present in the time.
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Songs of Innocence and Experience
Definition
Two collections of poetry written by William Wordsworth, respectively in 1789 and 1794. Deals with the two contrary states of human experience: childhood and adulthood. Therefore, the tone of Innocence is extremely light, carefree, imaginative, while Experience is darker, brooding, realistic. Gets at the jadedness that age brings.
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