...Love & Beauty John Keats: Keats is called the poet of beauty or some critics address him as ‘the worshiper of beauty’. Keats’s notion of beauty and truth is highly inclusive. That is, it blends all life’s experiences or apprehensions, negative or positive, into a holistic vision. Art and nature, therefore, are seen as therapeutic in function. Keats was considerably influenced by Spenser and was, like the latter, a passionate lover of beauty in all its forms and manifestation. This passion for beauty constitutes his aestheticism. Beauty, indeed, was his pole-star, beauty in Nature, in woman, and in art. He writes and defines beauty: “A think of beauty is joy for ever” In John Keats, we have a remarkable contrast both with Byron and Shelley. He knows nothing of Byron’s stormy spirit of antagonism to the existing order of things and he had no sympathy with Shelley’s humanitarian real and passion for reforming the world. But Keats likes and worships beauty. In his Ode on a Grecian Urn, he expresses some powerful lines about his thoughts of beauty. This ode contains the most discussed two lines in all of Keats's poetry: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty," - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” The exact meaning of those lines is disputed by everyone; no less a critic than TS Eliot considered them a blight upon an otherwise beautiful poem. Scholars have been unable to agree to whom the last thirteen lines of the poem are addressed. Arguments can be made...
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...Although romantic poets have established several ideas concerning what they believe a poem should be, Wordsworth’s definition of poetry in The Preface to Lyrical Ballads is the most famous one: “All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of human feelings…modified and directed by our thoughts." or "...the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility”. He sees poetry as acting like Nature, which touches all living things and inspires and delights them. Therefore, poem is an instrument that draws attention to the hidden, unnoticed beauties of nature. In addition, Wordsworth also emphasizes the relationship between the mind and poetry. The “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” leaves an individual incapable of articulating the beauty of nature, thus these feelings should be “recollected in tranquility” and deep thought. “My heart leaps up when I behold” is one of the best poems that convey Wordsworth’s definition The poem encompasses all of the themes central to Romantic movement such as the importance of the emotion, the important of nature, the transience of joy, and the sanctity of childhood. Nature and its connection to humanity makes an appearance in the vast majority of Wordsworth’s poetry, often holding a poem’s focus, thus the important of nature is introduced in the first two lines: “My heart leaps up when I behold/ A Rainbow in the sky.” (Line 1, 2) He is moved emotionally by the beauty of nature and his...
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...To the romantic poets poetry was an instrument of emotion and feeling intended to reconnect man with the natural world, and in general the poet was viewed as a person uniquely equipped to guide the layman to this reconnection. Romanticism as a movement appeared following a period in history when great importance was put on scientific discovery and formal education. In the eyes of the romantic poets mankind had become so swept up in the pursuit of knowledge and innovation that they had disconnected from both the natural world, and their deeper, natural selves. Though the philosophies of the individual poets differed, in general romantic poetry focused on and lauded primitivism, and emotion, while minimizing (but not discounting) the importance of reason and logic. The ultimate goal of romantic poetry was the attainment of the sublime, the ultimate, transcendental connection with the natural self. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the pioneers of the Romantic Movement, believed that the creative imagination was the key to man achieving his connection to the sublime. This caused much difficulty though, as the source of creative imagination was impossible to trace and because creative inspiration was quite fickle. Coleridge struggled with this conundrum throughout his life, but felt that as a poet and as one who understood the importance of the creative imagination it was his right and responsibility to better mankind through his poetry. William Wordsworth was, along with Coleridge...
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...Pretty Woman: A Romantic Comedy The popular romantic comedy, Pretty Woman, is a story that shows how members of two different social classes meet and become forced to learn about each other's way of life and fall in love in the process (Garnham). Edward, (Richard Gere) is the upper-class businessman who coincidentally meets Vivian, (Julia Roberts), a lower-class prostitute, while trying to find his way back to his hotel after a fancy gathering of co-workers and other members of his elite society. After staying with Edward for a period of time, Vivian becomes assimilated into his upper-class way of life. While Vivian is learning how to fit into the upper echelons of society, Edward also learns how life is for the lower class. "Every society is marked by inequality, with some people having more money, schooling, health, and power than others. With its predictable plot, simple conflict and easy resolution, simple characters that the audience relates to, and the notion that one character saves the other, this film is the very definition of a romantic comedy. The predictable plot. This particular aspect of romantic comedies both explains their continued popularity and remains one of the hallmarks of this particular genre. Romantic comedies almost always follow the basic formula: Two people who are not supposed to be together somehow manage to fall in love. Hijinks and other mishaps ensue, they get into a huge fight, and then everything ends happily ever after (Garnham). This film...
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...Classicism, which had been a period of order and rule as well as being long-winded and traditional. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the root word of Romanticism, “romantic” as being marked by the imaginative or emotional appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, remote, mysterious, or idealized. (Merriam-Webster, 2014) This is very much a summary of the entire period. The Romantic period has several significant contributions to the arts. Comedy was added to the drama as well as folk tales being part of entertainment. Poetry became shorter and less intense. Famous poet Robert Blake, who was largely overlooked during the Romantic period, donated several of his writings. Songs of Innocence and of Experience is an illustrated collection from Blake that has gained a popular notoriety in our current day. Mary Shelly wrote Frankenstein which was a macabre story of crude medical experiment that put life into pieces of cadavers that were sewn together that eventually come to life. The meaning of the story is extremely fantastic considering the age that it was written. It is considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction. The Romanticism was also a reaction to the industrial revolution that was beginning. The Industrial revolution began to make the lives of people change. Realism was the answer to the cries from the Romantic age. Largely, the cultures across the world were yearning for independence. Life was hard and people worked long tedious and physically taxing jobs to support...
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...who violated her after she refused to eat their fruits. They spread their fruit’s juice on Lizzie who gave that to her sister when she got back home, once she drank it, Laura got healed. Like a lot of other poems, Goblin’s Market wrote by the poet Christina Rossetti is full of some characteristics of the Romantic Era. The Romantic Era also known as the Romanticism was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1840.The aim of our essay will be to discuss how Goblin Market exemplifies characteristics of Romantic Era. Goblin’s Market is a rich poem equipped with an unbelievable textured language talking about two sisters Laura and Lizzie. Living beside the goblins market that appears to be a place where horrible creatures exposed and forced women to eat their prohibited fruits. This poem shows the love existing between these two sisters and describes their pain and joy with everything that happened with the goblins and also shows how deep these two sisters love each other. In this enjoyable poem we note many characteristics of the Romantic Era like repetition, simile, anaphora, foreshadowing, and metaphor. Firstly, we can talk about the repetition used in the goblin’s market that appears many times to...
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...Relationship Satisfaction among XU college students who are in a Romantic Relationship Echem, Andrea Ines A. Lomadilla, Muriel E. andrea_echem@yahoo.com muriellomadilla@yahoo.com Montero, Precious Jihan B. Pabelonio, Beia Lyka B. preciousjihan@yahoo.com.ph beialyka24@yahoo.com Rationale College counselors report that a real reason that students look for counseling service is because of having problems with their partners (Creasey, Kershaw, & Boston, 1999). The negative feelings connected with these grievances may "trigger solid anxiety reactions, respect toward oneself issues, scholastic challenges and viciousness" inside the relationship (Creasey & Hesson-Mcinnus, 2001, p.85). Relationship satisfaction is characterized as an interpersonal assessment of the positivity of emotions for one's accomplice and appreciation for the relationship (Rusbult & Buunk, 1993). The independent variable in the study was the gender of the respondents and the dependent variable was their level of satisfaction. The researchers wanted to determine who were more satisfied in a relationship, the male or the female, in light of the fact that females were accepted to be "relationship experts" and were urged to place more attention after getting to be handy at relating personally than men (Steil 1997). Maybe, subsequently, men uncover less and depict themselves as less concerned with meeting emotional intimacy needs than females (Prager 1995)...
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...Siddhartha by german writer, Hermann Hesse, follows the journey of a boy as he becomes an enlightened man. The journey of Siddhartha is an inspiring one, going through several stages to achieve one goal. Personally, I believe that in today’s society we are deprived of taking journeys to find ourselves. Some human beings could use a transformation, or two, or three. The novel is littered with aspects of romanticism, which is very lacking in the “real life.” It is also lacking in modern literature. Romanticism has six main characteristics: emotion over reason, character introspection, love as a spiritual entity, emphasis on nature, preference to rural society over urban society, and subjectivity on the author’s part. Siddhartha has ample evidence to supply for its focus on emotions, introspection, love, nature, and rural societies. Siddhartha focuses primarily on the emotions of the titular character. His drive is viewed as unreasonable, fueled strictly by how he feels throughout his journey. Siddhartha’s feelings of discontent among the Brahman are what lead on the path he chooses. Under the banyan tree, his meditation brings him this conclusion, “It had to be found, the pristine source in one's own self, it had to be possessed! Everything else was searching, was a detour, was getting lost. Thus were Siddhartha's thoughts, this was his thirst, this was his suffering.” (Hesse, Kindle Locations 74-76). He feels so strongly about finding the cure for his discontent, that he feels...
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...Romantic period Noah, Patrick, and Wickert Facts about the romantic period -Lasted from 1800-1860 The Romantic era was a period of great change and emancipation The Romantic era allowed artistic freedom, experimentation, and creativity. The Romantic Period or the Romantic Era is known as Romanticism -William Wordsworth - Born April 7, 1770 - Cockermouth, Cumbria, England - Went to school at Hawkshead Grammar school before going to St. Johns College. --His popular poems are…. - A character - A Night-piece - A night thought -A poet’s Epitaph - A morning exercise and many more… His famous quotes are… - “ The child is the father of the man” - “Imagination, which in truth Is but another name for absolute power and clearest insight, amplitude of mind, and reason, in her most exalted mood. In the winter of 1798-79 he wrote many of his greatest poems and also traveled with Coleridge and Dorothy. In 1807 he started the publication of Poems in 2 volumes which included “Resolution and Independence” William Blake -William Blake was born November 28th 1757 in London England - Blake was a poet, painter, and printmaker - Most famous poem is “The Tyger” - Some other poems are “and did those feet”, “a cradle song”, “a dream”, “a song”, and many more. - He was said to see visions - One instance of this is when his brother died in 1787; he said he saw his brother’s soul ascend into heaven. This greatly influenced his later poetry. - In 1800 Blake moved Felpham...
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...The Romantic Heart H. A. Black ENG/106 October 19, 2015 Debora Aubuchon The Romantic Heart Romanticism and Enlightenment were two viewpoints that culminated in the 17th and 18th centuries. These ways of thinking are varied in certain characteristics and aspects when compared side by side, but they also share some similarities. Many literary works from this era reflected the traits of one or both of these philosophical structures and often reflected or built upon earlier works of the same caliber. As most classical masterpieces do, the particular works that display attributes from the Enlightenment and Romantic philosophies have lent a proverbial stepping stone that - intentionally or unintentionally – led to influence on the modern world. First it is important to note the differences between Enlightenment and Romanticism. These two philosophies have always been at odds, one (Enlightenment) teaching that faith inhibits reason and the other (Romanticism) teaching that creativity and intuition allows individuals to unlock their true potential. Romanticism sought to celebrate people as individuals and encouraged the followers to express themselves, their point of views, and explore the different facets of their personalities. Enlightenment on the other hand saw people as a group and encouraged applicable rules and theories to fit one and all. These differences set the scene for some interesting literary works in the Enlightenment and Romantic era. Classic literary...
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...Kubla Khan Kubla Khan is one of the strangest, greatest and most ambiguous poems that I've ever read. This romantic poem is written by Coleridge, and through it, he shows the power of imagination that results in the importance of poetry as an art. The poem has the most significant romantic characteristics: nature, imagination and supernaturalism. The mother is everything for everyone, and nature, considered as the great mother by the romantics, is everything for Coleridge and other romantic poets. The poem takes place in nature in which Kubla Khan builds his dome of rock. The poet describes a wild nature showed by the sacred river that is measureless and sunless and the forests, the hills and the eternal spring. This beautiful nature is no more when it's touched by humans. When Kubla Khan ordered to build the dome, humans begin to corrupt every natural element there and to mix it with artificial one. When the natural place is distorted by humans, we find the poet describing the place as enchanted, and introducing a woman wailing for her demon-love. All these frightened scenes described in the poem have something to do with the corruption man causes to nature. Romantic poets would be nothing without imagination. Imagination is the power that distinguishes the romantic poets from others. The two kinds of imagination is found here in the poem. The primary imagination is the foundation on which the author based his poem. The action of Kubla Khan ordering people...
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...Romantic Leader: A leader who is the driving force behind an organizations success – or lack thereof. They are smart, informed, understand their organizations and capabilities and are sometimes lucky. Examples: Who: Vineet Nayar – Former CEO of HCL technologies One such leader is Vineet Nayar, he was featured in a Harvard Business Review article entitled A Maverick CEO Explains How He Persuaded His Team to Leap Into the Future. He was appointed president of HCL Technologies, an IT service provider out of India. The company was quickly losing market share to its competitors. He created a new vision for HCL and completely transformed the organizations culture. He eliminated the traditional hierarchal pyramid and put employees first, held managers responsible, made strategic decisions a collaborative effort and created trust through transparency. Through his efforts he was successful in tripling annual sales, doubling market capitalization and obtaining recognition as India’s best employer by Hewitt. Who: Steve Jobs – CEO of Apple He was a high maintenance co-worker who demanded excellence from his staff. He was an unconventional leader. According to LA times, the market value of Apple’s shares has grown from about $US5 billions in 2000 to $US351 billions today making it one of the biggest publicly listed companies in the US. He did a great job creating a purpose and vision in his company. His management style wasn’t the stuff of university textbooks. For example...
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...Mason Brawley Ms. Pearson ENGL 1301 8 April 2013 Romantic Comedy Comparison Have you ever messed up in a relationship with someone you took for granted and eventually moved on but you did not? Well here is two unique movies that are about that situation and they depict the situation well while adding humor to the situation. The Philadelphia Story, (1940), is a great romantic comedy that has a better story line, actors and even more scenery than the earlier compared movie, The Awful Truth (1937). The Awful Truth had basically the same storyline as The Philadelphia Story but there was a big difference in how it all played out and begun. The Philadelphia Story began with the wife throwing the husband out of the house and the husband pushing the wife down. The Awful Truth began with the married couple catching each other in a white lie and the dispute lead to a marriage breakup, so they both began with very interesting intros to their stories. The Philadelphia Story was based on a couple that went through a divorce, the wife ended up trying to remarry and it was a big topic that everyone wanted to know about. The way they placed the events in the movie was a key factor in how it all played out. For instance when the reporters were getting debriefed on the situation, they made the storyline for the movie more believable and gave the actors more to work with. In The Awful Truth really did not do such a great job in setting up events to structure the rest of its movie together...
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...The Characteristics of Romantic Poetry The Romantic Movement lasted from about 1750 to about 1870, is often defined as second Renaissance. Romanticism cannot be identified with a single style, technique, or attitude, but romantic writing is generally characterized by a highly imaginative and subjective approach, emotional intensity, freedom of thought and expression, an idealization of nature, and a dreamlike or visionary quality. The Romantic Movement is both a revolt and revival .This movement in literature and the revolutionary idealism in European politics are both generated by the same human craving for freedom from traditions and tyranny. The Romantic Movement revives the poetic ideals of love, beauty, emotion, imagination, romance and beauty of Nature. Keats celebrates beauty, Shelley adores love, Wordsworth glorifies nature Byron idealizes humanism, Scott revives the medieval lore and Coleridge amalgamates supernatural. As a result, the Romantic Movement revolts against the ideals, principles, intellectualism, aristocracy and technicality of Augustan period and smoothed the run of broad emotional gallery of substance relinquishing the rigidity of ‘form’. From sociological and political perspective it is not unfair to say that Romanticism and French Revolution are synonymous. In fact, Rousseau’s social theory roughly embodies in the familiar phrase of ‘the return to nature’ while the battle cry of French Revolution – liberty, equality and Fraternity – are...
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...Romancing the Heart The Romantic period was a time when not only the world was changing but also the way people were thinking the writers of the period started writing from a different approach than authors of the past. Romantic period writers took notice of the importance of the individual and the many forms of these experiences connection with nature, embrace of pride, and a rejection of social standards. This essay will focus on connections with nature and the authors of the times who emphasized glory, beauty, and power of the natural world. In the poets of this era there is a development in the works, the celebration of nature for its own sake in doing so the authors have broken with their predecessors. Although writers, such as Dante or Chaucer would have viewed nature as part of God’s creation and a reflection of divine power in the world in regard to its beauty and a reflection of evil in the world in regard to its dangers. As man moves into the modern romantic age the natural world of Europe has changed dangerous border regions and highways have been put under control, making travel safer and easier than ever before leading to new recreational sports such as hiking. Urban cities have grown larger, and that leads many people to desire a return to nature in all its simplicity, it is nostalgia for an old Europe. The perfect example of an author who mixed a desire for simplicity with nostalgia for the past is Williams Wordsworth in Tintern Abbey both these impulses can...
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