ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution also influenced Romanticism, which was in part about escaping from modern realities. Romanticism was a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and also a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -The French Revolution helped to humanize Wordsworth as his works transitioned from extremely natural experiences to facing the realities and ills of life, including society and the Revolution. From then on, his focus became the interests of man rather than the power and innocence of nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Romanticism and revolutions were very much interconnected: Romantic poets were greatly influenced by the French and American revolutions, and these political uprisings were very much the driving force of change in the literary landscape. This is most evidently seen through both Shelley’s and Byron’s work.

Detailed explanation-4: -Romanticism was a response towards the industrial revolution. The movement rejected the idea of reason that gripped the educational masses of earlier 18th century Europe. Romaticism idolized the unknown and the idea of personification. As romanticism started to dwindle in the mid 1800’s innovative ideas formed.