James Knox Taylor

philosophy of nature is his irresistible love for nature as seen in Ancient Mariner where he took voyage to the wild seas away from the real world of men. Romantics gave a luxuriant display of natural objects. They adorned, devoted, loved, followed and accepted nature religiously. They had enjoyed various bonds, ties, and relationships with nature- it being their guide, friend, philosopher, generator, provider and many more. The Victorian Age was such a period in the history of English…

“Eingang” opens the cycle Traumdunkel (Darkness of Dream), the fifth part of George’s Der siebente Ring, which counterbalances the growing emotional intensity that characterises the book up to the Maximin-cycle by sinking into the lingering darkness of dreams. The cycle consists of fourteen poems and was written between the spring of 1902 and the end of 1905, but mostly after Maximilian Kronberger’s death in April 1904. The heading “Traumdunkel” was first used as the title of a poem in autumn…

children. William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Blake are known as the major figures of Romanticism in English literature. Their romantic poems, “The Lamb” by William Blake, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth, “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Ode to The West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley and will be…

the industrial revolution.) also focused on the human passion and emotion of the poet, and on imagination as a more reliable faculty than reason. Among this movement the most noticeable English poets are William Blake, George Gordon Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William…

The two works are used in the study of the path of principles in the artistic movements of Realism through Classicism and Romanticism in early 19th century Europe. The object is to analyze how each movement affected and influenced Realism. The movements are linked to other genres; Romanticism is coupled with Classicism, and Realism is associated with Idealism. Both movements faced criticism due to an opposition of majority taste and offensive subject matter. Despite the impediments, the…

Filled with regret and despair, the mariner is tasked to tell his tale of sin to others in order to cleanse his soul. In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge infers the importance to love all and respect all of god’s creatures. The journey the mariner parallels the journey of man dealing with sin and being freed. Throughout Coleridge work, we see the sailor bombarded with constant misery to atone for his action and the people around him suffer. The wedding guest hearing his tale can be a…

Individualism A: Romantic During the period of the late 1700s through 1800s grew a time known as the Romantic Era. It was a time where culture began to form itself as what was recognized to them as modern. There was a rise of political, economic, and social climate. In this period the styles, values, and conflicts of the individual formed. Although many believe Romanticism is about romance and adventure, there is more to it than just that. This period is also about emotion and spontaneity the…

It is to this same end that Keats cultivates the silent grounds of his sanctuary for Psyche, with everything that “the gardener Fancy e’er could feign” (62). In his discussion on Hölderlin, Heidegger reminds us that the poetic is not “merely an ornament and bonus added to dwelling” – but its simultaneous goal and condition. As the appeal to “poesy” in “Sleep and Poetry” tells us, its “sanctuary” carries the promise of “clear air, / Smoothed from intoxication by the breath / Of flowering bays”…

4 Discussion 4.1 Romantic Nationalism Romanticism developed toward the end of the 18th century and, by the beginning of the 19th century, the phenomenon had become a wide movement that deeply influenced ideas and ideals, playing a significant role in the development of nationalism and the concept of nation-state (Green 1997:737). The ideals of romantic nationalism inspired an interest in antiquity and ancient traditions: among a number of emerging nations arose a need for reconstructing…

opposite of what the audience expects to occur. “The use of humor and irony can be powerful tools to undermine the status quo” (Andrews 203). A great example of situational irony can be found in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is about an old sailor who stops three guys on their way to a wedding and begins to tell a story about a disastrous journey he took. In the story, Coleridge writes, “Water, water, everywhere, / And…