Some elements would place this kind of love within romantic tradition, like the intense involvement with nature, some mystical references, the wish of death from the lovers, and the most important: the longing for a soul unity with the beloved. ...
Wordsworth, in his autobiographical The Prelude (1805), promotes the Romantic ideology when he describes his own childhood: Fair seed-time had my soul, and I grew up Foster'd alike by beauty and by fear; Much favor'd in my birth-place, and no less In that beloved Vale to which, erelong, I was transplanted. ... (Wordsworth, 2003, I, 306-317) The elevation of the rural is demonstrated here as Wordsworth recalls his "beloved Vale" and his "joy" of exploring his surroundings. ...
Romanticism was a very imaginative and intellectual period that originated in Europe during the 18th century and distinguished itself by a heightened awareness in nature and emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination. It was more extensive in its genesis and persuasion. In ...
In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," isolation is a key theme that reveals the importance of community. Shelley's personal life had a considerable impact on her work. Her mother died early and her father rejected her as a young adult. Furthermore, she was physically secluded from the outside world when...
John Keats: The Tragic Life of a Romantic Poet John Keats was born in 1795 and wouldn't live to see his twenty-sixth birthday. Oddly enough, none of his family would see it either. One by one, Keats would have to face death in the eye and try to overcome major losses in his short-lived life. The ...
