Synthesis of Romanticism The two generations

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The first The first generationgeneration

Declared in the “Biographia Literaria” by S.T. Coleridge:

To deal with a supernatural nature and describe it by suspending the disbelief of the reader through imagination.

To deal with ordinary things in order to eal with ordinary things in order to teach the man to see nature without teach the man to see nature without the veil of habits on his eyes.the veil of habits on his eyes.

Poets’ intentsPoets’ intents


William Wordsworth (Poem) Preface to Lirycal Ballads The Solitary Reaper She Dwelt Among the Untrodden

Ways Daffodils

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Ballad) Biographia Literaria The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner

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To convince the reader that the described nature is faithful to reality. To awake man’s mind towards wonders To awake man’s mind towards wonders of nature.of nature. Pleasure, the ultimate goal.Pleasure, the ultimate goal.

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Declared in the “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” by W. Wordsworth:

The language should be the one “really used by man” since it is the best way to express and to convey feelings for its simplicity.

The poets have not be coherent with the declaration above. The expressions started to be more and more complicated with the flowing of time.

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Nature and its power Rustic life Memory Feelings

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The second The second generationgenerationPoets’ intentsPoets’ intents


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