ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a true statement about Romanticism?
A
Interest in the common man
B
Celebration of the individual
C
Age of reason
D
Both A and B
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To form a particular nationalist sentiment, a cultural movement arose which was known as Romanticism. Romantic poets and artists focused on mystical feelings, intuition and emotions. This was done to create a basis for a nation through common cultural past and shared collective heritage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Expert-Verified Answer. The untrue statement is-The romantic artists and poets generally did not criticize the glorification of science and reason.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two opposing sub-genres emerged that were uniquely American: the optimists who believed in human goodness and spirituality, grew in to the Transcendentalism Movement; the pessimists, who embraced human fallibility and our predisposition towards sin, grew into the Dark Romantic Movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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