Romanticism, as defined by The Free Dictionary, is a “movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.” The movement contained many amazing writers such as William Blake, Sam Coleridge, and William Wordsworth who were all seen as very radical Poets and writers. However they were making the way for a new generation of writers and generations to come. They symbolized starting a new focus, trying to change the populous by dragging them away from the everyday exhausting life of the industrial revolution. Wordsworth, the oldest of these poets, wrote many works focused on Romantic ideas. One of many genius works, Tintern Abbey is a very romantic style poem. The reflective poem contains three main ideas of Romanticism: nature, reflection, and personal emotion.
To begin, Tintern Abbey closely relates to the Romantic theme of nature. Penelope Page said, “He is outdoors with nature, which is essentially (in Wordsworth’s opinion) an expression of God.” In Wordsworth’s poem, he talks quite a bit about the scene surrounding the area, saying, “For I have learned To look on nature, not as in the hour Of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes The still, sad music of humanity.” (lines 88-91) He speaks of how he once thought of nature and how his view of it has changed, and he now sees something universal. This idea is carried throughout the essay as the man and his sister return to that old Church. Nature is portrayed as something with experience that we must learn to come to know before we understand...
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"Romanticism." Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2012. Student Resources in Context. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.
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