Quotes and critical ideas: term and definition to learn (Romanticism)

Come Reason, come!

An appeal for rational thought amidst rebellion.

Vaunted Sovereign

A term referring to Reason as a powerful ruler of the mind.

‘Magic’ of Reason

The seemingly miraculous control that Reason exerts.

Phaon’s ‘melodious tongue’

A reference to charm or eloquence contrasted by danger (murderous eyes).

Why is rapture so allied to pain?

An exploration of the relationship between joy and suffering.

Pleasing torture of excessive joy

The paradox of joy that can cause distress.

Slow through each fibre creeps

Describing the gradual onset of subtle pain.

Wild is the foaming sea!

An exclamation reflecting chaos and turmoil.

Mute on the ground

A depiction of a neglected lyre, symbolizing silence.

How can love exulting reason quell?

Questioning how love can dampen rational thought.

Yet O my country, name beloved

A term of endearment towards one's homeland.

Milton’s tones the raptured ear enthrall

Referencing the powerful allure of Milton's poetry amidst nature’s chaos.

Wide spreads thy race

Acknowledgment of a broad geographic influence.

The mighty city

A depiction of urban expansion and its implications.

Thy Midas dream is over

A phrase indicating the end of an era of prosperity.

The golden tide of commerce

The flow of wealth that has abandoned the land.

Thou who has shared the guilt

Recognition of shared responsibility and its consequences.

Written in the dust

A metaphor for impermanence and oblivion.

Arts, arms and wealth destroy

Criticism of how prosperity can lead to loss.

With frantic man in strife

Nature providing resources amid human conflict.

To other climes the genius soars

The idea of creativity transcending borders.

England, the seat of arts

A description of England’s cultural heritage juxtaposed with decay.

With throbbing bosoms shall the wanderers tread

An evocative line about those who visit the resting places of the dead.

The beadsman’s fingers were numb

A description reflecting physical and emotional coldness.

It is St Agnes Eve

Indicating a time associated with innocence and violence.

She sighed for Agnes’ dreams

Nostalgia for a time of purity and hope.

Burning Porphyro

Evocation of intense emotion represented by the character Porphyro.

Chaste chamber

Symbolizing purity and an idealized space.

Those sad eyes were spiritual and clear

A description that contrasts sorrow with clarity of vision.

These lovers fled away

The notion of lovers escaping reality into chaos.

How changed thou art!

A lament for lost vitality and joy.

Her eyes were open but she still beheld

The idea of perception without understanding.

Let nature’s commoners enjoy

A call for equal appreciation of nature's gifts.

God seeth thee

A reminder of divine oversight and moral judgment.

Anne Mellor’s stable/coherent subjectivity

An idea that promotes a consistent self-narrative.

Judith Pascoe’s publicity hound

Criticism of authors seeking fame over substance.

Whitney Arnold’s duty to make themselves known

The expectation for authors to assert their presence.

John Wilson Croker's intervention of a lady-author

A critique suggesting that a woman’s writing could have prevented loss.

Critical commentary's use of enjambed heroic couplets

Describing a complex poetic structure that affects comprehension.

Maggie Favretti’s male-dominated genre prophecy

Anticipating a future reflecting gender inequalities in literary traditions.

Anne Mellor’s political discourse

Connecting female authorship to revolutionary ideas.

Jessie Reeder’s oscillating structure

An observation on the dynamic form of narrative.

Homi Bhabha’s shared narratives

Highlighting the importance of collective stories among nations.

Critics’ absence of rhetorical centre

Pointing to a perceived lack of coherence in arguments.

Stillinger’s real life entry into fantasy

The transition between reality and imagination.

Nancy Rosenfeld’s Madeline like Eve

Exploring themes of womanhood and victimization.

John Jones’s vision of her sleep

Linking dreams to realities perceived by women.

Critical context's original more sexual

Commentary on the evolution of themes in women’s writing.

Mary Wollstonecraft’s revolution in female manners

A call for a transformation in societal views of women.

Lecture idea’s reason should rule

An emphasis on logic over emotion in human conduct.

Lecture idea’s possibilities of feeling

Exploring the balance between feeling and reason.

William Blake’s critic of reason

Positioning Blake as a challenger of rational thought.

Lecture idea’s egotistical sublime

Central Romantic concern about self-expression.

Lecture idea’s revaluing emotion

Recognizing the importance of feelings while acknowledging destructiveness.

Edmund Burke’s Burkean sublimity

The idea of sublime experiences being complex and masculine.

Lecture idea’s beauty as feminine

A perception of beauty traditionally associated with femininity.

Critics’ too feminine criticism of Keats

Discussion on Keats' perceived over-feminine qualities.

Susan Matthews’ sex and sexuality meanings in the 1790s

Analyzing how gender topics were understood then.

Susan Matthews’ unsexed definition

Describing deviation from traditional gender norms.

Susan Matthews’ sexuality vs. sex

Distinction between gender behavior and biological identity.

Mary Wollstonecraft's gender constructed theory

Arguing that gender roles are socially derived.

Mary Wollstonecraft's natural differences of men

Indicating that physical strength is the only inherent difference.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s return to nature

Advocating for a return to innate state, rejecting societal norms.

Mary Wollstonecraft's women as victims

Describing the impact of social structures on women's lives.