ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

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: -Many romantic poets considered nature as the source of human ideas and emotions. Writers and artists of the romantic period typically rely heavily on natural imagery in their work. These artists and writers use scenes and images from the natural world to spark the imagination of their audience.

Detailed explanation-4: -Inspired by the rugged, wild terrain of their (often adopted) nation and by the philosophy of Transcendentalism, American Romantic artists painted vivid, detailed, and sometimes idealized landscapes of the picturesque natural scenes by which they were surrounded.