The Romantic Period.

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An introduction to the poetry, fiction, prose, and drama of the Romantic era (1783-1832) that places these works within the tumultuous realities of this revolutionary period. Students will explore how this turbulent world provided writers such as Austen, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Mary Shelley, and Percy Bysshe Shelley with inspiration for their creativity as they crafted the literature that we now call Romantic. Students will gain insight into the qualities that are unique to Romantic literature as they use evidence from these writers to develop a comprehensive definition of Romanticism. Students will not only gain an understanding of the complexities of this literary time period but also reflect on what we can learn from these authors today.