British Romanticism was a literary movement lasting from 1798 – 1832 in England. It focused on individualism, respect for nature, and gothic elements of horror. Most Romantic works were in the form of either poetry or lyrical ballads. Many key romantic writiers from this period are Robert Burns, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and John Keats.(1)


Portrait of William Wordsworth (5)

Romanticism is a movement of art, literature, and music of the late 1700s in Europe. It stresses emotion over logic. Romanticism has a few key points, including a belief in natural human goodness, connection to nature, individualism, disgust for societal convention, and a belief in the importance of imagination and emotional passion. (2)

The Romantic movement came about largely as a revolt against the Neoclassicism form of literature that had defined the earlier centuries. Neoclassicism centered upon the ideals of classical Rome and Greece with a great deal of emphazism on order, logic, form over content, intelligence over emotion, and the technicalities of the art. Romanticism went in the exact opposite direction, favoring emotions, content over form, and emphasizing the concepts of freedom, individualism, nature, and religion. (3)

Romantic Poetry
The poetry of the british romantic movement of the late 18th-19th century was the beginning of a new era. It was mostly sparked by the industrial revolution and a changing European polititcal scene, in an attempt to reconnect word with man. Romantic poetry uses vivid imagery, powerful symbolism, and some subliminal messaging to connect with the reader. Famous Romantic poets include Blake, Wadsworth, and Coleridge. (4)




1)http://www.studyguide.org/brit_lit_timeline.htm
2) http://www.umkc.edu/lib/Instruction/MNLsubjguides/britishromanticism.htm
3) http://www.uh.edu/engines/romanticism/index.html
4) http://www.poetseers.org/the_romantics/index_html
5) http://utopia.utexas.edu/project/portraits/index.html?img=410