ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism, clandestine literature, paganism, idealization of nature, suspicion of science and industrialization, as well as glorification of the past with a strong preference for the medieval rather than the classical.

Detailed explanation-2: -Essentially, the Romantics thought that Nature (and they did often capitalize it, with a pantheistic reverence akin to Native Americans) was profoundly beneficial for mankind; that being in nature could have powerful physical, moral, educative effects on a person.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Romantics highlighted the healing power of the imagination, because they truly believed that it could enable people to transcend their troubles and their circumstances. Their creative talents could illuminate and transform the world into a coherent vision, to regenerate mankind spiritually.

Detailed explanation-4: -Imagination, emotion, and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Romantic poets also regarded Nature as a ‘living force’, as the expression of God in the universe. Nature became a main source of inspiration, a stimulus to thought, a source of conform and joy and a means to convey moral truths.