ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Known as the most famous and definitive period for poetry. Less about storyand more about emotion. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice are examples of the time.
A
Current voices
B
Elizabethan Era
C
Romantic Era
D
The Modernist Movement
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Often known simply as ‘The Daffodils’ or ‘Wordsworth’s daffodils poem’, this is also one of the most famous poems of English Romanticism, and sees Wordsworth (1770-1850) celebrating the ‘host of golden daffodils’ he saw while out walking.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Romantic Period began roughly around 1798 and lasted until 1837. The political and economic atmosphere at the time heavily influenced this period, with many writers finding inspiration from the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elizabeth Bennet has a lofty view of marriage. She refuses to marry for money alone, and rejects two marriage proposals. Like Bingley and Darcy, she’s willing to disregard social class when contemplating marriage. This gives the novel a sense of romanticism despite an otherwise realistic setting.

Detailed explanation-4: -The name “romantic” itself comes from the term “romance” which is a prose or poetic heroic narrative originating in the medieval. The ideals of the French Revolution influenced the Romantic movement in other ways.

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