ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -For the Romantics, Nature was transfigured into a living force and held together as a unity by the breath of the divine spirit. It was infused with a comprehensive symbolism resting on its profound moral and emotional connection with human subjectivity. Coleridge referred to nature as the “language of God.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Estranged from traditional religious beliefs, the romantics looked upon nature as the dwelling place of God. God and the natural universe were considered to be one and the same. They perceived nature as a metaphor for the sublime power and mystery of forces that inspire solace and self-discovery.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Romantics believed in the natural goodness of humans which is hindered by the urban life of civilization. They believed that the savage is noble, childhood is good and the emotions inspired by both beliefs causes the heart to soar. Romantics believed that knowledge is gained through intuition rather than deduction.