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British Literature through Time
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Years:
1798 – 1832
Content:
*human
knowledge consists of impressions and
ideas formed in the individual’s
mind
* introduction
of gothic elements and
terror/horror stories and novels
* in
nature one can find comfort and peace that the man-made urbanized towns and
factory environments cannot offer
Style/Genres:
*poetry
* lyrical ballads
Effects:
* evil
attributed to society not to human
nature
* human
beings are basically good
* movement of protest:
a desire for personal freedom
* children seen as
hapless victims of poverty and
exploitation
Historical
Context:
* Napoleon rises to power in France and opposes England
militarily and economically
* gas lamps developed
* Tory philosophy that government should NOT
interfere with private enterprise
* middle class gains
representation in the British parliament
* Railroads begin to run
Key
Literature/Authors:
* Novelists: Jane Austen, Mary Shelley
* Poets: Robert Burns,
William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy
Shelley, John Keats,
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