The periods between the 17th and the 19th century were a time of great change in which individuals pushed for reformation in particular aspects of society such as in politics, arts, literature, and ways of thinking. The development of these ideas originated in Europe but then progressed to other areas of the world like America. The 17th century marked the beginning of an era called the Enlightenment which paved the road for an era later known as Romanticism. During this time frame, writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, William Wordsworth, and John Keats were able to express their thoughts and emotions through their various works.
When considering the Enlightenment Era and the Romantic Era, one common theme seen between the two …show more content…
One of the only prevalent values that appeared in both works was the value of religion. In A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft asks what can save us from atheism when she questions how the God we worship is not a devil if “one being was created with vicious inclinations, that [was] positively bad” (Wollstonecraft 160). This brings up enlightenment value of Deism, which accepts that a God exists but not intertwining that belief with a specific religion. Similarly, “The Lamb” highlighted religion by connecting it with the human and natural worlds using the lamb as an analogy to the world God …show more content…
What I love the most about this era is that individuals encouraged creative and imaginative ways of thinking when it came to literature. In this time period, writing did not have to be realistic; instead, it could be left obscure and one could use their creative ability to fill in the holes. Because imagination was used a lot during this era, it shows that one did not have to be constricted to realistic aspects of writing. Being someone who loves to think freely and loves to be original, I love that these values were promoted. When we’re able to use our imagination we are able to escape from the decrepit world around us and go into a universe that we can create using our minds, similar to what the Romantics
When considering the Enlightenment Era and the Romantic Era, one common theme seen between the two …show more content…
One of the only prevalent values that appeared in both works was the value of religion. In A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft asks what can save us from atheism when she questions how the God we worship is not a devil if “one being was created with vicious inclinations, that [was] positively bad” (Wollstonecraft 160). This brings up enlightenment value of Deism, which accepts that a God exists but not intertwining that belief with a specific religion. Similarly, “The Lamb” highlighted religion by connecting it with the human and natural worlds using the lamb as an analogy to the world God …show more content…
What I love the most about this era is that individuals encouraged creative and imaginative ways of thinking when it came to literature. In this time period, writing did not have to be realistic; instead, it could be left obscure and one could use their creative ability to fill in the holes. Because imagination was used a lot during this era, it shows that one did not have to be constricted to realistic aspects of writing. Being someone who loves to think freely and loves to be original, I love that these values were promoted. When we’re able to use our imagination we are able to escape from the decrepit world around us and go into a universe that we can create using our minds, similar to what the Romantics