Famous Writers of the Romantic Period

1. Famous Writers of the Romantic Period Katie Starr

2. What is the Romantic Period? Takes place in England between 1785 and 1830 Shift from an agricultural focus to a modern industrial society Characterized by the infusion of feeling and emotion into poetry and other works

3. William Blake 1757-1827 Only formal education was art school Started engraving apprenticeship at 14 1

4. More Blake… Married Catherine Boucher in 1781 and taught her to read Blake often paired his poetry with engravings Gave up poetry to focus more on art Was never well-known as an artist or poet until after his death One of his most famous works:Songs of Innocence and of Experience

5. 2 3 Songs of Innocence and of Experience

6. William Wordsworth 1770-1850 Born in West Cumberland Sent to Hawkshead School at the age of 8 when his mother died 4

7. More Wordsworth… At age 13, his father dies suddenly Graduated from Cambridge in 1791 Meets and becomes friends with Samuel Taylor Coleridge Moves back to hometown in 1802, inherits his father’s fortune and marries Mary Hutchinson Endures many hardships but continues to gain popularity for his poetry One of his most famous works:We are Seven

8. 5 We are Seven

9. Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 Born in Ottery St. Mary Attended Cambridge and left in 1794; married Sara Fricker 6

10. More Coleridge… Met Wordsworth in 1797 and jointly published the Lyrical Ballads in 1798 Falls in love with Sara Hutchinson, sister of Wordsworth’s wife Health deteriorated due to prescription drugs One of his most famous works:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

11. 7 8 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

12. Jane Austen 1775-1817 One of eight children; born in Hampshire Had a short formal education at a boarding school 9

13. More Austen… Started writing at age 12 Jane and her only other sister Cassandra read books in their father’s library Turned down a wedding proposal in 1802 Neither Jane or Cassandra ever married; remained home One of her most famous works:Pride and Prejudice

14. 10 11 Pride and Prejudice

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16. Works Cited PICTURES1. William Blake: http://todd44.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/william_blake_by_thomas_phillips.jpg2. The Lamb: http://matthewsalomon.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/the-lamb.jpg3. The Tyger: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~tlouie/Tigers/theTyger.jpg4. William Wordsworth: http://www.brilliantstudent.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/wordsworth.jpg5. We are Seven: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/189893518_8c71603f01.jpg?v=06. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: http://web.bilkent.edu.tr/Online/www.english.upenn.edu/jlynch/Frank/Gifs/stc.gif7. The mariner: http://www.fantastichorror.com/02/images/dore-mariner01.jpg8. The crew: http://www.clayfox.com/usm/images/marinerb.jpg9. Jane Austen: https://district.d230.org/sandburg/booster/theater/Theater_pics1/Jane%20Austen.jpg10. Pride and Prejudice novel: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/ 0141439513.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V1138676361_.jpg11. Pride and Prejudice movie: http://tk.files.storage.msn.com/x1pxzZ39wV--_c9EGy-oi5oGz8r_dVGfQ5AohI8mT1-rHXG7MrK0sA0A1oAEcu3p6izkLz8emwloJSu6OkLVRN590YixkVUi_R8vJ1_YYKQENzBx6J1UI2PopODHZw5LLCs8nQBijM0_wE12. Final picture: http://www.linesandcolors.com/images/2007-07/turner_450.jpg TEXT SOURCESStillinger, Jack, and Deidre S. Lynch. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Vol. D. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2006. 1-25, 76-79, 243-245, 424-426, 514-515. The Romantic Period. Print.