1、RomanticismContentsvGeneralintroductionvHistoricalandsocialbackgroundvRomanticisminmusicvRomanticisminvisualartsvRomanticisminliteraturevRomanticismandsciencevCharacteristicsofromanticismvDistinctionsbetweenromanticismandNeoclassicismGeneralintroductionRomanticismisamovementthatmarkedapartialreactio
2、ninliterature,philosophy,art,religion,andpoliticsfromneoclassicismoftheprecedingperiod.Forromantics,thefeeling,institutionsandemotionsweremoreimportantthanreasonandcommonsense.Itstartedaroundtheyearof1780andendaroundtheyearof1830.ThemovementoriginatedinGermanyandquicklyspreadtoEngland,France,andothe
3、rcountries.ItreachedtoAmericaaroundtheyearof1820.Romanticismvaluestheparticularinsight,Itrejectsanysenseofrationallimitstowhatthehumanimaginationmightknow.Asamovement,romanticisminvolvedarevoltagainstconventionandauthorityandasearchforfreedominpersonal,political,andartisticlife.Itstressedindividuali
4、sm,affirmedthevalueofthecommonpeople.HistoricalandsocialbackgroundvTheFrenchRevolutionandIndustrialRevolutionplayedahugeroleininfluencingRomanticism.vAstheFrenchRevolutionchangedthelivesofvirtuallyeveryoneinthenationandevencontinentbecauseofitsdrasticandimmediateshiftinsocialreformation,itgreatlyinf
5、luencedmanywritersatthetime.vInsteadofsearchingforrulesgoverningnatureandhumanbeings,theromanticssearchedforadirectcommunicationwithnatureandtreatedhumansasuniqueindividualsnotsubjecttooldrules.TheFrenchRevolutionvTheIndustrialRevolutionbroughtgreatchangestothesociety.Thenewtechnologiesandneweconomi
6、cideasoccurredatthattime.AlloftheseexertgreatinfluenceonRomanticism.TheIndustrialRevolutionTheSpinningJenny1760sSteam Engine:James Watt:1777,Steam Engine:James Watt:1777,First used in coal industryFirst used in coal industryTextile mills-late 1800sTextile mills-late 1800sRomanticisminMusic MusicalRo
7、manticismwasmarkedbyemphasis on originality and individuality,emotional expression,and freedom andexperimentationofform.LudwigvanBeethoven and Franz Schubert bridged theClassical and Romantic periods,for whiletheirformalmusicaltechniqueswerebasically Classical,their musics intenselypersonalfeelingan
8、dtheiruseofprogrammaticelementsprovidedanimportant model for 19th-century Romanticcomposers.vSymphony(交响乐)Hero英雄Destiny命运vPiano Sonata(钢琴奏鸣曲)Pathetique悲怆Moonlight月光Storm暴风雨andenthusiasm.热情vLudwigvanBeethoven(贝多芬)vEllensdritterGesang(圣母颂)vDieschneMllerin,D.795(美丽的磨坊女)v第四交响曲“悲剧”,第五交响曲,第八交响曲“未完成”,第九交响曲
9、伟大”,vFranzPeterSchubert(弗朗茨舒伯特)RomanticisminvisualartsAsalientfeaturedefiningRomanticpainterswastheirheightenedawarenessofthebeautiesofthenaturalworld.Artistsidentifiedtheirpersonalfeelingswithnatureschangingaspects.Theartistwasseenastheinterpreterofhiddenmysteriesofnature,towhichendimaginativeinsi
10、ghtmustcombinewithabsolutefidelityandsincerity.Interestintransitoryphenomenaledpainterstodevotethemselvestoanaccuratestudyoflightandatmosphereandtheireffectsonthelandscape.Andduringthisperiod,theindividualismwasstressedandhadastronginfluenceonthevisualarts.WanderingAbovetheSeaofFogCasparDavidFriedri
11、ch,1818SirFrankDicksee(1853-1928)SnowstormTurnerAuroraBorealis FredericChurch(1865)AnAvalancheintheAlpsPhilipJamesdeLoutherbourg,1803RomanticisminliteraturevThisperiodisalsoagreatfloweringtimeforliterature.Romanticliteratureischaracterizedbyrelianceontheimaginationandsubjectivityofapproach,freedomof
12、thoughtandexpression,andanidealizationofnature.Thisliteratureemphasizedanewflexibilityofformadaptedtovaryingcontent,encouragedthedevelopmentofcomplexandfast-movingplots,andallowedmixedgenres(tragicomedyandtheminglingofthegrotesqueandthesublime)andfreerstyle.vTheLakePoetsWilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)v
13、WilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)wasoneofthemostaccomplishedandinfluentialofEnglandsromanticpoets,whosetheoriesandstylecreatedanewtraditioninpoetry.HisLyricalBallads,firstpublishedin1798andcollaboratedwithSamuelTaylorColeridge)isgenerallytakentomarkthebeginningoftheromanticmovementinEnglishpoetry.vHismas
14、terpieces:I Wandered Lonely as a CloudvComposed upon Westminster BridgevAndShe Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways,etc.SamuelTaylorColeridge(1772-1834)vApoetandcritic,onceanintimatefriendofWilliamandDorothyWordsworth,keptintimaterelationwithRobertSouthey.Hewasamajorinfluence,viaEmerson,onAmericantranscen
15、dentalism.vAsapoet,hecomposedseveralgreatvworks,including:vThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798)vKubla Khan(1797,unfinished,54lines)vChristabel(1797-1800,unfinished,itvresemblesincontenttheGothicnovels)RobertSouthey(1714-1843)vApoetLaureatefrom1813-1843,onevoftheLakepoets.vSoutheywasaprolificletter
16、writer,vliteraryscholar,essaywriter,historianvandbiographer.Inpoetry,hewasvrememberedonlyforhisshortpoems,vsuchasMy Days among the Dead Arev Passed.vA Vision of Judgment(1821)GeorgeGordonByronv1)shortlyricsandsonnet:vHoursofIdleness(1807),HebrewMelodies(1815)Prometheus(1816),SonnetonChillon(1816)v2)
17、poeticdrama:vManfred(1817),Cain(1821),HeavenandEarth(1821)v3)longnarrativepoem:vChildeHaroldsPilgrimage(1812,1st,2nd),ThePrisonerofChillon(1816),ChildeHaroldsPilgrimage(1816,3rd;1818,4th)vDonJuan(1818-1820)v4)satiricalpoem:vEnglishBardsandScotchReviewers(1807)vTheVisionofJudgment(1821)PercyByssheShe
18、lley(1792-1822)vApoetwithaphilosophicaldepth;Asocialistwithpuresympathytothecommonpeople;Asoldierwhokeptfightingagainstthetyranny.vHismainworks:1)LongnarrativepoemQueen Mab(1813)v2)PoeticdramaPrometheus Unboundv3)lyricpoem(natureandlove)Ode to the West Wind(1819)v4)literarycriticismA Defence of Poet
19、ry(1840)JohnKeats(1795-1821)vThepoetofbeautyandlove,amanmadeonewithNature”.v1)LongPoemsvEndymion,TheEveofSt.Agnes,Hyperion,TheFallofHyperionv2)Shortpoems:OdesandSonnetsvOdetoPsyche,OdetoANightingalevOdeonaGrecianUrn,OdetoIndolencevOdeToAutumn,OdeonMelancholyJaneAustenvHerbest-knownbooksincludePRIDEA
20、NDPREJUDICE(1813)andEMMA(1816).VirginiaWoolfcalledAustenthemostperfectartistamongwomen.RomanticismandSciencevTheRomanticmovementaffectedmostaspectsofintellectuallife,andRomanticismandSciencehadapowerfulconnection,especiallyintheperiod18001840.Manyscientistswereinfluencedbyromanticthoughts.Theirworkt
21、ouncoverwhattheytendedtobelievewasaunifiedandorganicNature.Thenaturalsciencehadmadegreatprogressduringthisperiod.CharacteristicsofromanticismvRomanticismextolledtheindividual,celebratedtheimagination,andglorifiednaturebesidesitsusualemphasisoverthefeatureslikeintuitive,thesubjective,theirrational,th
22、espontaneous,thevisionary,theemotional,theexotic,themysteriousandtrancendental.SomeGeneralDistinctionsbetweenRomanticismandNeoclassicismvValuesNeoclassicvabsolute,public,rational,humanistRomanticvprivate,spiritual,universalthroughSpiritinnatureandinhumankindvSubjectsNeoclassicvpublicandpoliticalconc
23、erns,socialresponsibility,manners&morals;TheproperstudyofmankindisMan(Pope)vnaturalworldservesasanimageoforanalogyforhumanconcernsvdealswithpolite,urbanesociety,upperandmiddleclasses;thenaturalworldservesasanimageoforanalogyforhumanconcernsRomanticvhumankindgenerally,nature&thesoul,spiritualidentity
24、a-political(orradical)vhumanvalue,perceptionandwholeness,oftenevokedthroughanddeeplyconnectedtothenaturalworldvinclusionoftheelderly,women,children,theruralandtheunletteredvAllusionandhistoryNeoclassicvClassicalGreeceand,especially,AugustanRome,alsotheBibleRomanticvthemythic,themediaeval,thegothic,irrational,remoteReferencesvhttp:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RomanticismvSteinerGeorge1998After Babel,ch.6Topologies of culture,3rdrevisededitionvWarrack,John.2002.Romanticism.






