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Enlightenment vs. Enlightenment vs. Romanticism Romanticism
Science and ReasonScience and Reason Nature and ImaginationNature and Imagination
The Age of EnlightenmentThe Age of Enlightenment1818thth Century (1700’s) Century (1700’s)
John LockeJohn Locke
Introduced the Introduced the theory of theory of Tabula Tabula RasaRasa
Man is born a blank Man is born a blank slate: the mind slate: the mind reflects and is reflects and is shaped by external shaped by external influences and influences and experiencesexperiences
Romantic PeriodRomantic Period1789-18371789-1837
William BlakeWilliam Blake
Poet, philosopher, Poet, philosopher, and artist: and artist: imagination is imagination is superior to reason, superior to reason, and, therefore, man and, therefore, man can see God only can see God only through his through his imagination. Blake imagination. Blake asserted that nature asserted that nature was the purest and was the purest and truest state of all.truest state of all.
The Industrial Revolution had The Industrial Revolution had its beginnings in the late 18its beginnings in the late 18thth
century. . century. .
. . .which provoked a great . . .which provoked a great deal of class consciousnessdeal of class consciousness
The GothicThe Gothic
Focuses on Focuses on uncomfortable uncomfortable emotions and emotions and desiresdesires
Darkness, bad Darkness, bad weatherweather
Damsels in distressDamsels in distress Often involves an Often involves an
ugly creature or ugly creature or monstermonster
William Godwin and Mary William Godwin and Mary WollstonecraftWollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMary Wollstonecraft Shelley1797-18511797-1851
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley1792-18221792-1822
FrankensteinFrankensteinor or The Modern Prometheus The Modern Prometheus
(1818)(1818)
Milton’s Milton’s Paradise LostParadise Lost (1667)(1667)
Friend or Foe?Friend or Foe?