Man's imagination leads to expression. Our expression makes each of us a unique human. ... Cooper's talent found expression through indigenous materials. ... The Romantic period celebrated man's freedom with nature, virtue found in innocence, and intuitiveness over the rational. ...
They promoted, as well as celebrated freedom of expression, imagination, and emotional spontaneity. Romantic poets valued subjective thinking over rational thinking. ... Crossing Brooklyn Ferry demonstrates romanticism by way of a liberal expression of emotion in conjunction with observations made while Whitman experienced his venture. ...
For one to be a romantic one must first have the freedom of self expression and that indeed was what Mary Shelley possessed as she wrote her novel, Frankenstein. She comprised a story of many original and imaginative ideas which came solely from her boundless individual imagination. She incorporat...
Whereas many eighteenth century prose-writers depended on assumptions about the suitability of various prose styles for various purposes which they shared with their relatively small but sophisticated public; writers in the Romantic period were rather more concerned with subject matter and emotional expression than with appropriate style. ... This was a work which only Hazlitt could undertake because he was outspoken and fearless in the expression of his opinion. ...
People started to value and rely on their natural feelings to conduct themselves rather than their rationality. ... "On the formal level, Romanticism witnessed a steady loosening of the rules of artistic expression that were pervasive during earlier times"" (Rahn). ...
Romanticism, which was a reaction to the classicism of the early 18th century, favoured feeling over reason and placed great emphasis on the personal experience of the individual and allowed people to get away from the rational views of life and concentrate on the emotional and imaginative side of humanity; this not only influenced politics but was also a sharp contrast from previous ideas of the Renaissance period, which was human's ability to be logical and rational. ...
Is it true that the monster is treacherous? Walton says that Victor showed letters and that W. saw the monster, to lend credibility to the story. Victor had thought to be useful, but without due consideration to values. Epic hero: "the greatness of his fall." Victor's speech: we do something not bec...
