Romantic writers Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

PRAXIS 5038 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Soliloquy when a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud without regard to the audience Aside spoken directly to the audience by one character for the purpose of giving them knowledge that is not shared with the other character Jane Austen Romantic Fiction, Realism and Social Commentary Ray Bradbury- When, Author? o American 20th century o Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror and Mystery Fiction Stephen Crane o American, Realist, Naturalism, Impress...

Realism Period I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt I- Industrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Darwinism theory of evolution due to natural selection shed new light on the development of humans as a species; Realists valued Darwin's empirical proof over religious faith. Realism period. natural selection certain traits are removed over generations when they are not necessary. Realism period. Scientific Materialism is the philosophical view tha...

Puritan CORRECT ANSWER Most of this is histories, journals, personal poems, sermons, and diaries. Most of this literature is either utilitarian, very personal, or religious. Jonathan Edwards continues to be recognized from this period. Enlightenment - () CORRECT ANSWER This period was influenced by science and logic and is marked in US literature by political writings. Genres included political documents, speeches, and letters. Benjamin Franklin is typical of this period. There is a lack of e...

Caspar David Friedrich Painted The Wreck of Hope or the Sea of Ice, Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, Monk by the Sea Eugene Delacroix Painted Liberty Leading the People which expressed openly his support for republican causes. Collision of Moorish Horsemen, The Death of Sardanapalus Romanticism Movement of the early 19th century that stressed passion, emotion, and exotic settings with dramatic action; response to the rationalism of Neoclassicism. Nationalism A variant of p...

Andante - walking pace Largissimo - slow and broad largo - long larghetto - slow, but not as slow as largo Lydian - Major scale with raised 4th Dorian Mode - a scale with the pattern of whole step, half, whole, whole, whole, half, and whole Locrian Mode - a scale or tonality in which half steps occur between notes 1-2 and 4-5, as if playing all the white keys from B to B Phrygian Mode - Scale in which half steps occur between notes 1-2 and 5-6, as if playing all white keys f...

When was the Realism period? - 19th-20th century Which of the following movements lured immigrants and farmworkers to American cities in the second half of the 19th century? - Industrialism Charles Dickens was a Realist author known for depicting the grimness of the Industrial Revolution in ________, his native country. - England One chief concern that Realist playwrights shared with Realist authors and artists was ________. - showing likeness to life ________ is the philosophical view...

Romantic Period RomanticThemes Nationalism, Exoticism, Revolution, Heroism, - Byronic Hero, Passion, Individualism, Naturalism, Mysticism Romantic Contexts Industrial Revolution, American revolution, French revolution, American civil war Romantic period philosophy Idealism, Transcendentalists, nationalism Romantic Philosophers Rousseau, kant, Nietzsche, Emerson English Romanticism William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, Percy Shelley, John Keats, Lord Byro...

What is an aesthetic experience? A feeling of pleasure that justifies itself Which topic is studied by the humanities? The cultures and beliefs that make up the experience of being human Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and scope of knowledge? Epistemology What is a clear example of the creation of aesthetic beauty in a humanities discipline? An artist feels inspired by nature and paints a picture of the mountain landscape. Eros Passionate love fa...