ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What Enlightenment values did Romantics disagree with?
A
increasing the size of the family unit
B
technological advancement and urbanisation
C
rising opportunities for women
D
cultural movements favoring public song and dance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The proponents of enlightenment argued that ignorance regarding the sciences was detrimental to the society. The romantic thinkers felt that reason was overemphasized and that they should put more focus on the attributes of being human. Enlightenment is the age of reason while romanticism is focused on human emotion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romantics believed that ideals such as reason, science, and progress had been elevated at the expense of values like beauty, expression, or belonging. In other words, they thought the Enlightenment paradigm established in the 18th century was limited.

Detailed explanation-3: -Romantics rejected the rationalization of nature by the previous thinkers of the Enlightenment period.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Romantics attacked the Enlightenment because it blocked the free play of the emotions and creativity. The philosophe had turned man into a soulless, thinking machine–a robot.

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