Chancellor 7 Romanticism: 1798 - 1832 "The sleep of reason produces monsters." ? Period of turbulence: Industrial Revolution Pollution Overcrowded cities Low wages Poor working conditions Employment/exploitation of children Uneducated children/low literacy rate for poor Spread of disease Social Revolution Eliminate oppressive monarchies Cry for democracy, liberty, and equality Desire for mental, spiritual, and philosophical freedom ? Romanticism as a term: Not used by writers Not used in period Hard to define Embraced diverse literary characters ? "The Spirit of the Age" (zeitgeist) Undeniable and pervasive climate ? Major Romantic Poets Wordsworth: contemplative Coleridge: mystical Byron: dark, brooding, rebellious: power of nature
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Chancellor 7 Romanticism: 1798 - 1832 "The sleep of reason produces monsters." ? Period of turbulence: Industrial Revolution Pollution Overcrowded cities Low wages Poor working conditions Employment/exploitation of children Uneducated children/low literacy rate for poor Spread of disease Social Revolution Eliminate oppressive monarchies Cry for democracy, liberty, and equality Desire for mental, spiritual, and philosophical freedom ? Romanticism as a term: Not used by writers Not used in period Hard to define Embraced diverse literary characters ? "The Spirit of the Age" (zeitgeist) Undeniable and pervasive climate ? Major Romantic Poets Wordsworth: contemplative Coleridge: mystical Byron: dark, brooding, rebellious: power of nature
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