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British Literature: 2nd Semester
Romantic Period notes.
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English
12th Grade
01/26/2011

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The Romantic Period in England begins in _______ A.D. and ends in the year _______ A.D.
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1798; 1832
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The year that marks the beginning of the Romantic period is important for two reasons: it is the year the __________ Revolution took place and the publication of a book called __________.
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French; ???
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The Royal couple who ended the Restoration period ___________ and ___________ had no children, so ___________'s sister __________ took the throne and reigned from 1702 AD - 1714 AD.
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William; Mary; Mary; Anne
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Anne was also childless so the throne went to distant cousin ____________ who was German (a Hanoverian).
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George I
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George I reigned from _____ AD to ______ AD and spoke little English.
Definition
1714; 1727
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George I's son, ___________, ruled from 1727 AD to 1760 AD and had little interest in England.
Definition
George II
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George III reigned from _______ AD to _______ AD and suffered with porphyria.
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1760; 1820
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The reign of German kings meant that ___________ and the Prime Minister had greater ____________.
Definition
Parliament; autonomy
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An attitude of __________ developed within the government.
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laissez-faire
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It was the ________ and the _________ who expressed concern for the poor.
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poets; artists
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Talk of revolution began among the poor using the successful revolutions in ________ and _________ as inspiration.
Definition
France; America
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A Romantic is one who focuses on ________ and innocence; questions authority and __________; believes in individual ___________; rejects poetry that is __________ and ___________; prefers ___________ language of the people.
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youth; tradition; liberty; formal; witty; ordinary
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What are the top 6 major English Romantic poets?
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  • William Wordsworth
  • Samuel T. Coleridge
  • William Blake
  • Lord Byron
  • John Keats
  • Percy Shelley
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In 1798, Wordsworth and __________ published the groundbreaking book of poetry called _____________.
Definition
Coleridge; Lyrical Ballads
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In the introduction of Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth defines poetry as "the _______________________".
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spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling
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Romantic literature focuses on the full range of __________ with characters that are __________.
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emotionsd; solitary
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Nature is shown to be ___________ to human emotions and urban settings are ____________.
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responsive; troublesome
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The Romantic writers popularized _________ elements and portrayed charcters as subject to their emotions.
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exotic
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While the Romantic period is best known for its poetry, ____________ continue to be popular.
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novels
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_____________ is an example of a gothic novel.
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Frankenstein
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____________ is an example of an adventure novel.
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Ivanhoe
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____________ is a novel of manners (but it is not Romantic).
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Emma
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