NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE - THE FUNDAMENTAL TENETS OF ROMANTICISM
UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ROMANTICISM
LEARNING OUTCOMES
In this module, we will see in-depth how Romanticism flourished during that period, what its nature was and why it emerged then, with illustrative examples.
MAIN TENETS OF ROMANTICISM
Rational thinking or imagination that has no boundaries- this was the question posed at the turn of the enligtenment. This period saw the emergence of a new form of art and literature that historians called Romanticism. This school celebrates emotion, color, a sense of beauty, celebration of life, and imaginative exploration.
It is as if man had finally escaped into freedom, the freedom to explore the whole of the boundaries of human existence. There was intensity, and beauty of perception, and expression of that beauty. it was as if man now could not be stopped, and he delighted in that unfettered freedom, from the burden of the ages that seemed to have shackled him!!
NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE - THE FUNDAMENTAL TENETS OF ROMANTICISM