Assignment Characteristics of Romantic poetry illustrate from Wordsworth and Coleridge
Name : chauhan Urvashi N.
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Paper no : 5 Romantic Literature
Topic : characteristics of romantic poetry illustrate from Wordsworth and Coleridge
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M.A : sem. 2
Batch : 2018 - 2020
Email Id : urvashichauhan157@gmail.com
Submitted to : Smt. S . B. Gardi , Department of English Mk Bhavnagar University
Romantic poetry :
The period Of 1798 to 1837 called as a Romantic Age. The poetry which written during this time known as a Romantic Poetry. In this age The Romantic movement happened in 1798 in Britain. It was reaction against the classical Poetry. That movement play a vital role into make a new way of writing . the poetry which were free from classical restrictions. In this movement the most important figure are1) Wordsworth, 2)Coleridge, 3)Byron ,4) john Keats,5) Shelley.
Characteristics of the romantic poetry :-
• The Sublime
• Reaction against -neo-classicism
• Imagination
• Nature poetry
• Subjectivity
• Supernaturalism
• Melancholy
• Simplicity in style
• Endless variety
The Sublime :-
One of the most important concepts in Romantic poetry. The sublime in literature refers to use of language and description that excites thoughts and emotions beyond ordinary experience. Though often associated with grandeur, the sublime may also refer to the grotesque or other extraordinary experiences that "take[s] us beyond ourselves. The literary concept of the sublime became important in the 18th century. It is associated with the 1757 treatise by Edmund though it has earlier roots. The idea of the sublime was taken by Immanuel kant. the romantic poets including especially Wordsworth.
Reaction against-neo-classicism :-
Romantic Poetry is different from Neo Classical Poetry. In Neo classical Poetry is based on the reason and intellectual while Romantic Poetry. Which begins in 18th century. It was reaction against set standard of poetry of classical age. According to William. J. Long
" The Romantic movement was marked and it is always marked by a strong reaction and Protestant against the bondage of rule and custom which in science and theology as well as literature generally tend to fetter the free human spirit."
Romantic Poetry is come after the Romantic movement and this movement become the way of new poetry which is free from classical Poetry and it's rules and regulations later on it called as " Romantic Poetry ".
Imagination :
imagination is a mail characteristics of romantic poetry. is a distinctive feature of romantic poets such as john keats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and shelley, unlike the neoclassical poets. Keats said:
“I am certain of nothing but of the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of Imagination- What the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth.”
For Wordsworth and Blake as well as victor Hugo. Imagination is a spiritual force. That related to morality, and they believed that literature specially poetry improve the world. The secret of great art, Blake claimed, is the capacity to imagine. To define imagination, in his poem ‘ Auguries of innocence’ Blake said:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
Nature poetry :-
In the romantic period nature is main element in poetry. As a source of inspiration. Romantic Revival happened so the interest of poets was transformed from town to ruler life and from artificial decoration of rooms to the Natural beauty and loveliness of the Nature. Wordsworth is a best example of nature poet. Wordsworth recognized nature as a living thing, teacher, god and everything. These feelings are developed and expressed in his epic poem the prelude. In his poem "The Tables Turn" he writes:
One impulse from the vernal wood
Can teach you more of man,
Of moral evil and good,
Than all sages can.
Shelley is a another nature poet.
Subjectivity :-
Romantic poetry is the poetry of sentiments, emotions and imagination. Romantic poetry opposed the objectivity of neoclassical poetry. Neoclassical poets avoided describing their personal emotions in their poetry, unlike the Romantics.
Supernaturalism :-
Supernaturalism is also important characteristics. Most of romantic poet used supernatural element in their poetry. Many poetry based on supernatural element. Samuel Taylor and Coleridge best examples . Kubla khan is full of supernatural element. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Scott gave the sense of wondering and Mystery into poetry.
Love of liberty :
This is another important feature of the Romantic poets. They expected both poetic and national liberty. In poetic liberty the poets wanted to write free hand poems. They didn’t want to be confined within the particular framework of poetry. Means rules and regulation were not inportant feature for them.They emphasized on the subject matter.In their writings the poets also showed a type of raction and revolt.
Endless variety :-
Romantic Poetry there edless form of variety. There are many types of variety sees in the Romantic Poetry. This age of poetry is full of varieties in the characters and moods of different writers.
Hellenism :-
The world of classical Greece was important to the Romantics. John Keats' poetry is full of allusions to the art, literature and culture of Greek as for example in "ode on a Grecian urn".
Wordsworth:
William Wordsworth was born in 1770 and was an influential poet during his later years and among the poets responsible for the beginning of the Romantic era. He was one of the greatest poet of English literature. There are many reasons that Wordsworth considered as Romantic Poet. He was a pioneer of Romantic Movement. It was a reaction against a Classical Poetry. It was beginning in 19th century. It was begins with the publication of the "Lyrical Ballads ".
wordsworth dealt with a simple and genuine kind of nature, that of peasants, who were reputed to have a privileged relationship with it. In his opinion nature was pervaded by God and could be a moral guide, each element led to the contact with him. The feelings nature inspired could then be elaborated in a poetic form thanks to a process Wordsworth called “recollection in tranquillity”, that involved memory and imagination.
Imagination :-
Wordsworth saw imagination as a powerful, active force that works alongside our senses, interpreting the way we view the world and influencing how we react to events.
He believed that a strong imaginative life is essential for our well-being. Often in Wordsworth’s poetry, his intense imaginative effort translates into the great visionary moments of his work.Wordsworth: a certain colouring of imagination, imagination coloured reality and also modifies the object observed.
"The Rainbow come and goes,
And lovely is the Rose,
The Moon doth with delight
Look round her when the heavens are bare"
Nature :
Wordsworth is a nature poet, a fact known to every reader of Wordsworth. He is a supreme worshipper of Nature. Nature has a pivotal position in his poetry. Wordsworth’s philosophy of nature can be understood within the following three parameters:
1) He conceived Nature as a living personality.
2) Nature as a source of consolation and joy.
3) Nature as a great teacher, guardian and nurse.
Wordsworth believed in the education of man by Nature. In this respect Wordsworth was influenced by Rouseau who was a great educationist of man by Nature. He Describe about nature as a "never did betray the heart that loved her". So through he shows the importance of
Nature.
Wordsworth use simple and everyday language in ‘I wondered lonely as could’.
Coleridge
The poet, described in ideal perfection, brings the whole soul of man into activity, with the subordination of its faculties to each other, according to their relative worth and dignity. He diffuses a tone and spirit of unity that blends and fuses, each into each, by that synthetic and magical power to which we have exclusive appropriated the name of imagination. This power, first put in action by the will and understanding and retained under their remissive, though gentle and unnoticed, control reveals itself in the balance or reconciliation of opposite or discordant qualities: of sameness, with difference; of the general, with the concrete; the idea, with the image; the individual, with the representative; the sense of novelty and freshness, with old and familiar objects; a more than usual state of emotion, with more than usual order; judgment ever awake and steady self-possession, with enthusiasm and feeling profound or vehement; and while it blends and harmonizes the natural and the artificial, still subordinates art to nature; the manner to the matter, and our admiration of the poet to our sympathy with the poetry. “
— “Biographia Literaria”, Chapter 14
-He sought to give the charm of novelty to things of everyday objects – by making supernatural natunatur
-Introduced dream like quality- element of mystery- wonder and supernatural.
- Went to Middle Ages- created the atmosphere of magic/mystery.
-Artist
-‘epicure in sounds’- master of melody.
-Element of mysticism in diction- he differentiates prose and poetry in diction.
- Lived in the world of fancy and thoughts.
The Time of the ancient marinor
major poem written by Coleridge. It is about the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage after many times. The Mariner stops a man. Man is going to a wedding ceremony. Mariner begins to narrate a story. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from excitement to impatience. Later on they feel fear to fascination as the mariner's story progresses. In this poem Coleridge uses many narrative techniques like personification, repetition to create a sense of danger and fear , using the supernatural elements. It is also depending on the mood in different parts of the poem. So it was considered as a best poem of Coleridge which also includes the characteristics of Romantic Poet.
● Conclusion :
So the Wordsworth and Coleridge considered as a best representation of Romantic Poetry. Through their works they consider as a best poet among the Romantic poets. Their poetry including all the characteristics of Romantic Poetry. They both created a remarkable position in Romantic Poetry.
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