AGES ERA PERIOD
RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY
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Wordsworth because he wanted to distinguish his poetry and the poetry of his friends from that of the ancien régime, especially satire
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English historians half a century after the period ended
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“The Satanic School” of Byron, Percy Shelley, and their followers
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Oliver Goldsmith in The Deserted Village (1770)
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Detailed explanation-1: -The English Romantic period (1785-1832) was a complex movement that expressed dissatisfaction with the current society, explored the human condition, celebrated nature, and greatly encouraged experimentation and creativity in the arts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Burns is considered the pioneer of the Romantic Movement. Although his death in 1796 precedes what many consider the start of Romanticism, his lyricism and sincerity mark him as an early Romantic writer.
Detailed explanation-3: -The romantic period of American literature took place from 1830 to 1870 and emphasized nature, symbolism, transcendentalism, and individualism. Key authors of this period include Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Walt Whitman.