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There are 6 poets featured in the presentation. List all of them from those born first to last

Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats

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2

Which major conflict characterizing the era began in 1775?

American Revolution

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Which major conflict characterizing the era began in 1789?

French Revolution

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Which major economic movement began in 1785?

The Industrial Revolution

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Who wrote “Vindication of the Rights of Women” in 1792 and what was it about?

Mary Wallstonecraft — believed women have an equal intellectual capacity to men

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6

Who is considered one of the earliest proponents of anarchism during this era?

William Godwin — he is also considered a proponent for utilitarianism

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What became a source of mystical inspiration by promoting a MINDSET rather than a physical environment?

Nature

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Who wrote the quotation about the world losing virtue because the strong kept tyrannizing the weak?

Coleridge

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9

Who said London = Hell?

Shelley

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What was William Blake’s socioeconomic status and how did that relate to his education?

He was lower middle-class, so he was self-taught

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What profession did Blake start off in before becoming a poet?

Illustrator/engraverHe began his career as an illustrator and engraver, which influenced his later work as a poet.

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True or False: Blake was revered by dozens of other Romanticist poets during his era

False: Blake died unpopular

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13

Which revolution did Blake appreciate and why?

He followed the French Revolution because he agreed with its rejection of rationalism and moderation

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14

Which book did Blake revere?

John Milton’s Paradise Lost — considered the anti-tyranny symbol

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15

What is Blake’s Song of Innocence about?

What could be: Has a very naive vision of what the world could be, and it uses archaic language to evoke undertones of the Elizabethan era, where faith had a much more outsized role. He is also using a pastoral tone

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What was Blake’s Song of Experience about?

Talks about what we are the adversity that needs to be overcome to achieve the innocence

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What did Neoplatonists see as a limitation and what was their solution?

They saw the 5 senses as restricting philosophical perception and believed poetic genius and imagination were the key

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18

What did Neoplatonists believe about being born in Earth?

They believed that being born on Earth was a fall from a higher state of existence, where the soul had a direct connection to the divine.

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What did Neoplatonists believe about the relationship between happiness and perfection?

They believed only spiritual perfection can provide true happiness and that they are attainable through deep contemplation

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What piece of writing is considered the beginning of English Romanticism?

The Preface to Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth — calls poetry a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsand emphasizes the importance of nature and emotion.

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True or False: Wordsworth’s poetry primarily dealt with the ills of urban life?

False: talked a lot about rural life and the pleasures of ordinary experiences in the countryside (as seen in his Prelude)

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True or False: Wordsworth received heavy criticism for using overly complex language in a manner inconsistent with Romanticism’s values

False: Wordsworth believed in simple, direct language

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What was a key differentiator between Wordsworth and Coleridge?

Coleridge wanted to explore more mysterious topics like the supernatural

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24

How did Wordsworth spend the last 2 decades of his life?

He served as Poet Laureate in England, writing very boring poems about the church

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What differentiates Wordsworth/Coleridge from Byron/Shelley/Keats?

Byron/Shelley/Keats all died young

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26

Explain Lord Byron’s initial socioeconomic status

Despite being born into aristocracy, Byron was still familiar with poverty

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Was there anything notable about Byron’s sex life?

Yes, he had a lot of it. From having a relationship with various women like his half-sister to getting a divorce along with numerous illegitimate children.

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What is meant by a Byronic Hero?

A Byronic Hero is a gloomy character often characterized by traits such as emotional turmoil, rebelliousness, and a disdain for societal norms

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Who did Lord Byron like more: Wordsworth/Coleridge or Satirists like Pope

Pope because he thought Wordsworth/Coleridge adhered to conventions too much

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Compared to Wordsworth’s and Coleridge’s, Byron’s poetry is more…?

Precise and old-fashioned

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How did Lord Byron die?

Died fighting for Greek independence from the Turks

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32

What was Percy Shelley’s socioeconomic status?

Aristocrat but anti-authority — think revolutionary!

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What important manifesto for the era was written by Percy Shelley?

Defense of Poetry

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What poetic form/rhyme scheme did Shelley sometimes use?

Terza-rima — 3-line stanzas with recurring rhyme schemes

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What was John Keat’s socioeconomic status and did he always know he wanted to be a poet?

Middle-class and no, he was initially supposed to be something medical

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Why did Shelley blame reviewers for Keat’s death?

Thought that the reviewers were WAY TOO SAVAGE when it came to reviewing Keat’s first piece: EndymionT

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True/False: Keats believed poetry should be less argumentative and more intense?

True

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Which poet wrote about the absorption in love and beauty and the potential clash of those values with the real world?

Keats — believed poets had to fully absorb and respond to life

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How did Keats engage in aesthetic detachment?

He sought the melancholy in the delights and the pleasures in the pains

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What is an ode?

A long ceremonious lyric that uses a complex stanza structure to convey a lofty feeling

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Who wrote “To the Men of England”?

Shelley

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Who wrote Ozymandias?

Shelley

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Who wrote “To Wordsworth”

Shelley

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Who wrote Ode to the West Wind

Shelley

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Who wrote La Belle Dame Sans Merci

Keats

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Who wrote Ode to Grecian Urn

Keats

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Who wrote Kubla Khan

Coleridge

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Who wrote The World is Too Much With Us

Wordsworth

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Who wrote the Songs of Innocence/Experiencw

Blake

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50

Who wrote Tintern Abbey

Wordsworth

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51

What two genres does Frankenstein contain elements of?

Romantic and Gothic

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Which piece of writing is considered the birth of the Gothic genre?

The 1754 Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

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53

What are some other examples of Gothic novels mentioned in the presentation?

Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian by Ann Radcliffe; Melmouth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin; Withering Heights by Emily Bronte

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What are some characteristics of a Gothic novel in general?

Exotic locale, supernatural mysteries, haunted buildings and castles, doom, decay, madness, dark forest with excess vegetation and forlorn/melancholy characters

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How old was Mary Shelley when Frankenstein was published in 1818?

20

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Who are Mary Shelley’s parents?

Feminist Mary Wallstonecraft and Anarchist William GodwinH

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When did Mary Wallstonecraft die during Shelley’s childhood?

11 days after Shelley was born

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How old was Mary Shelley when she eloped with Percy to France?

She was 16 years old when she eloped with a 21 year old Percy

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Which one of the Romantic poets was part of Shelley’s inspirational trip to Geneva?

Lord Byron

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What inspired Shelley to write Frankenstein?

A ghost-wring contest where she had a waking dream of a student kneeling by his creation

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What are some of the SUICIDES Mary’s family contemporaries had to deal with?

Her older half-sister Fanny Imlay and her husband’s first wife

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When did Mary Shelley FINISH Frankenstein (not publish!)

1 year before publishing in 1817

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63

Explain some of Mary’s heartbreaking difficulties during motherhood?

Her children Clara and Will died young. Mary herself almost died during a miscarriage.

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When and how did Percy Shelley die?

He died in 1822 by drowning

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Who was Mary’s only surviving child?

Percy Florence Shelley — offered a lot of consolationH

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How did Mary build her husband’s reputation even after he died?

She edited and annotated his unpublished work

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When and how did Mary Shelley die?

Brain cancer in 1851

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What are some Gothic traits in Frankenstein?

Exotic locales like the Arctic, Switzerland, and Germany. Unfamiliar settings like laboratories and scientific experiments. Obvious supernatural mystery with the monster.

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69

What was the GREEK version of Prometheus?

Prometheus gives fire to man; Zeus punishes by chaining him to a rock and letting an eagle devour his liver every day.

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What was the LATIN version of Prometheus

Prometheus molded mankind out of clay

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Why was the Prometheus myth so interesting to Romantic poets?

Illustrates the unforeseen promises with supposedly utopian innovations like during the Industrial and French Revolutions

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