ChapterⅧ The Age of romanticism 1798-1832 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 1 Chapter Ⅷ The Age of Romanticism 1798-1832
1. Historical background By the close of the eighteenth century, the world had witnessed several major political 1. the american and french revolutions 2. exceptional social upheavals 3. prominent changes in philosophical thought 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 2 By the close of the eighteenth century, the world had witnessed several major political 1. the American and French revolutions, 2.exceptional social upheavals, 3. prominent changes in philosophical thought. 1. Historical background
A Review of british literature French Revolution The time spirit described by Charles Dickens:(A Tale of Two cities 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 3 A Review of British Literature French Revolution: -----The time spirit described by Charles Dickens: ( A Tale of Two Cities)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to eaven, we were all going direct the other way 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 4 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way …
18th centu 19th centu Emphasized intuition as a Valued order and reason proper guide to truth Viewed the world as a great The world was a living machine with all its parts organism that was always operating harmoniously growing The city housed the centers of a rural setting as a place art and literature and set the where people could discover standards of good taste for the their inner self rationalistic mind Believed that truth could be attained by tapping into the Empirical and rationalistic core of our humanity or our methodologies transcendental natures 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 5 18th century 19th century Valued order and reason Emphasized intuition as a proper guide to truth Viewed the world as a great machine with all its parts operating harmoniously The world was a living organism that was always growing The city housed the centers of art and literature and set the standards of good taste for the rationalistic mind A rural setting as a place where people could discover their inner self. Believed that truth could be attained by tapping into the core of our humanity or our transcendental natures. Empirical and rationalistic methodologies