The Romantic Period

Romantic Period

• Writers before this time period tended to rely on SCIENCE and REASON to base their writings on…(Remember, the Restoration was often called the “Age of Reason”)
• Writers soon after this time period, such as the Victorian era, wrote to AFFECT CHANGE in society.

Romantic Period

• In contrast, the Romantic writers focused on PERSONAL EXPERIENCE and IMAGINATION in their work. (This change in thinking was thought to be NEEDED b/c of all the political, economic, and social changes taking place…remember… INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION)
• Thus, they were not as concerned with “REASON”… Imagination was superior!