ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

TRUE AND FALSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The romantic movement in early nineteenth-century literature was a reaction against the Age of Reason.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Romanticism was a reaction against this spread of industrialism, as well as a criticism of the aristocratic social and political norms and a call for more attention to nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romanticism was a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and also a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature. Romanticism legitimized the individual imagination as a critical authority, which permitted freedom from classical notions of form in art.

Detailed explanation-3: -Romanticism was a reaction to rationalism as much as it was a result of the social changes. As rationalism became more popular, more people started questioning the assumption that human nature was rooted in rationalism.

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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