THE ROMANTIC LITERATURE

1. PRE-ROMANTIC POETRY

1.1. The poetry of feeling

1.2. Folk poetry

1.3. Funerary poetry

2. ROMANTIC POETRY

2.1. The precursor William Blake (1757-1827) Masterpiece: "Song of Innocence"-1789 Main concerns: evil, injustice, problems...

2.1.1. First-generation Romantics: Author: William Wordsworth Masterpiece: "Lyrical Ballads" Themes: evil, injustice, problems...

2.1.1.1. Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1770-1850) Work: "The Rime of an Ancient Mariner" -1798 Main concerns: supernatural, magical subjects.

2.1.1.1.1. Second-generation Romantics: Author: Lord Byron (1788-1824) Work: "Don Juan" -1824 Main concerns: hyprocrisy, adventures in exotic place....

3. ROMANTIC PROSE

3.1. The Gothic novel

3.1.1. The Romantic novel

3.1.2. The novel of manners

3.1.2.1. The novel of purpose

3.1.2.1.1. The historical novel