Theme: the first stage of english romanticism

THEME: THE FIRST STAGE OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM
PLAN:
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………2

MAIN BODY:

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH LITERATURE

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   English literature at the beginning of the 18^th century …………………….4
   
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   England precursors and Romantic poetry…………………………………...5
   
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   Second generation and other poets……………..……………….………….6
   
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   Most influential authors in English literature in the 18^th century…………..8
   
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   Romanticism in the 19^th century
   

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………..

Bibliography…………………………………………………………………


INTRODUCTION

The interest, raised recently towards English language, the development of international relations on different levels has reasoned the desire to learn as much as possible about the country where this language originated as well as about its culture.

The literature is that magic key that opens the door of cognition of many sphere of human knowledge. It helps us to learn some interesting facts about history, to know more about people's life in other countries. Sometimes, while reading a book, we can analyse actions of its' characters and it helps us to draw some certain conclusion. That’s why I find studying foreign literature is not only interesting, but also very useful¹.
The theme of my course paper is American and English literature in 20th century.
First of all what is literature? The word itself connected to words like “letter”. It means any form of communication which is written down.
But we use the word to describe a certain kind of writing, a certain category of written communication.
Another way of defining literature is to limit it to "great books", books that, whatever their subject is, are outstanding for literary form or expression.
One of the things we think literature is different from other kinds of writing is that it has many meanings close to it, so that we may interpret a piece of literature. There are often some layers of meaning; or, we have to read between the lines to get to the true meaning of a poem or a play. Twentieth century English literature is remarkable for a great diversity of artistic values and artistic methods.
The aims of my course paper are:

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  To research English literature in the 18th century;
  
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  To find information about most influential authors;
  
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  To compare characters in English novels.
  

The structure of my course paper is the following:
Plan

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  Introduction
  
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  Chapter 1
  
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  Chapter 2
  
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  Conclusion
  
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  Bibliography
  

The theoretical value of my course paper is the research that can be helpful for the students who are interested in literature.
In the Chapter 1 there is given general information about English literature in the beginning of 18th century and in postwar period. Also written about what books were popular and what genres were developed in that century.
In the Chapter 2 written about most influential authors in 18th century, about their own and literary life. In fact they produced really great works in century which they lived. There are so many authors in the 18th century, but I wanted to write about life some of them. There was used many literatures and some Internet sources to get more information².
The actuality of my course paper is that learning English literature helps us to learn English language widely. Because reading literary books we can get more information about history of that country, people's lifestyle and their culture. It helps students who learn English language to know more about it.
I believe that this course paper will help all person who interested in English language and literature.

MAIN BODY:

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH LITERATURE

1. 
   English literature at the beginning of 18 ^th century
   

Romanticism was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century. Scholars regard the publishing of William Wordsworth's and Samuel Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads in 1798 as probably the beginning of the movement, and the crowning of Queen Victoria in 1837 as its end.^[1] Romanticism arrived in other parts of the English-speaking world later; in America, it arrived around 1820.

The Romantic period was one of major social change in England, due to depopulation of the countryside and rapid development of overcrowded industrial cities that took place roughly between 1798 and 1832. The movement of so many people in England was the result of two forces: the Agricultural Revolution, which involved enclosures that drove workers and their families off the land, and the Industrial Revolution which provided them employment, "in the factories and mills, operated by machines driven by steam-power".^[2] Indeed, Romanticism may be seen in part as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution,^[3] though it was also a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment, as well as a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature.^[4] The French Revolution was an especially important influence on the political thinking of many notable Romantic figures at this time as well.^[5]