ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Romantic poets turned back to the excitement of city life and turned more and more to ____
A
politics
B
nature
C
religion
D
reason
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the romantics, the solution was “back to nature” because nature was seen as pure and a spiritual source of renewal. It was also a way out of the fumes of the growing industrial centres for the new industrial rich.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romantic poets adore nature and solemnize in its various aspects. They wrote about the beauty of every aspects of nature . Almost all the romantic poets touched the agony of the soul and every scene of natural beauty. The romantic poets substituted love, emotions, imagination, and beauty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wordsworth is the “high priest of Nature". Nature to Wordsworth was everything. After his disillusionment with the French Revolution, he sought the “healing power” of Nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Romantics were inspired by the environment, and encouraged people to venture into new territories – both literally and metaphorically. In their writings they made the world seem a place with infinite, unlimited potential.

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