The Romantic Period

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    John Keats dies

    The anonymous Quarterly Review critic is blamed for Keats' death and chastised (sts. XXXVI-XXXVII). The poet now urges his readers not to weep any longer. Keats has become a portion of the eternal and is free from the attacks of reviewers.
  • Lyrical Ballads

    Lyrical Ballads
    publishing of Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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    THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

    It’s related to the artistic and philosophical movement of the same name that occurred between
    the end of the 18th century and the middle of the 19th century. The Romantic period
    defended individuality, subjectivity and creative freedom.
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    Romantic dance

    During the Romantic period, a dance known as the waltz became very fashionable in Vienna, Austria. Composers such as Johann Strauss
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    The American and French Revolutions

    The Romantic period witnessed enormous political and social upheaval with such political events and social processes as the American and French Revolutions, the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the prosecution and criticism of the transatlantic slave trade, the Great Reform Act of 1832, the Industrial Revolution
  • New emphasis

    New emphasis
    A new emphasis on the individual and the self led to suspicion of the restraints imposed by social institutions and an increased attention to the inner psychological life.
  • social ideals

    social ideals
    Romanticism influenced political ideology, inviting engagement with the cause of the poor and oppressed and with ideals of social emancipation and progress. The individual was prized, but it was also felt that people were under an obligation to their fellow-men: personal commitment to the group was therefore important.
  • Expansive symphonies

    Expansive symphonies
    As compositions became increasingly expressive and inventive. Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature.
  • writers inspiration

    writers inspiration
    The political and economic atmosphere at the time heavily influenced this period, with many writers finding inspiration from the French Revolution. There was a lot of social change during this period.