105-CLASSICISM VS. ROMANTICISM

This presentation is about the differences between Classicism and Romanticism. I have also included the characteristics of these terms.

1. SMT.S.B.GARDI DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH NAME :- RIDDHI H. RATHOD PAPER NO. :-105 HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE TOPIC :- CLASSICISM VS. ROMANTICISM ROLL NO. :- 19 ENROLLMENT NO. :- 4069206420220025 1

2. WHAT IS CLSSICISM? Classicism is aesthetic attitudes and principles based on culture, art and also specific genre of philosophy, expressing itself in literature, architecture, and music, which has Ancient Greek and Roman sources and emphasis on society during the fifth and fourth centuries BC. It was particularly expressed in the Neoclassicism of the Age of Enlightenment. The term classicism is very broad term and it refers to the literature of the Age of Dryden, Pope and Johnson. In this way literature was governed more and more by rules and regulations. In the beginning period the results were quite amazing particularly in the prose works of the period but in the long run it lost its charm and literature became dull, dry and monotonous. 2

3. CLASSICISM 3 Works associated with classicism typically exhibit restraint on the part of the author, unity of design and purpose, clarity, simplicity, logical organization, and respect of tradition. Some examples of literary classicism include Cicero’s prose, the John Dryden and Alexander Pope, and the writings of T.S.Eliot . Characteristic of classicism are- Belief in reason Civilized , Philosophy Sophisticated Interest in urban society Human nature, religion Love, nature, satire, Expression of acceptance Moral truth and realism Belief in good and evil

4. WHAT IS ROMANTICISM? 4 Romanticism was a literary movement that began in the late 18 th century , ending around the middle of the 19 th century- although its influence continues to this day. Marked by individual, a respect for nature and primitive, and celebration of the common man, Romanticism can be seen as a reaction to the huge changes in society that occurred during this period, including the revolutions that burned through countries like France and the United States, ushering in grand experiments in democracy. The term Romanticism does not stem directly from the concept of love, but rather from the French word romaunt ( a romantic story told in verse).

5. ROMANTICISM 5 Romanticism has been variously defined and the definition of Romanticism- Romanticism is “ Addition of strangeness to beauty” by Walter peter . Watt- Dunton defines it as “ The Renaissance of Wonder.” Legouis and Cazamian call it “An accentuated predominance of emotional life provoked and directed by the exercise if imaginative version.” Characteristic of Romanticism:- Celebration of Nature Focus on the Individual and Spirituality Celebration of Isolation and Melancholy Interest in the Common Man Idealization of Women Personification and Pathetic Fallacy

6. Difference between Classicism and Romanticism 6 Classicism Romanticism 1.Use imitate Roman poets & ancient Greek writers with rules & regulations. 1.Follow this writers Spenser and Milton in this age. 2. Poetry creates for a reason. No scope for imagination. 2.Every word in imagination. All emotions uses in Romanticism. 3. No Romantic spirit 3. Romantic spirit in this age Imagination , dream… 4. Town Poetry, Aristolrat They used to say whatever they wanted to say 4. Country side, for common people, primitive rise of middle class

7. Difference between Classicism and Romanticism 7 Classicism Romanticism 5. People not understand refine meant 5. People understand because easy language used in it 6. Realism means Reality 6. Idealism utopian world just like Milton 7. No use any Nature 6. Lots of use nature 8. Human nature ( 7. First nature

8. Difference between Classicism and Romanticism 8 Classicism Romanticism 9. They follows rules & regulations for proper refinement 9.No rules & regulations 11. In classicism, they used to say what they wanted to say with logic and reason because they believed that refinement should be like this. 10. In Romanticism, believes that if rules and regulation are followed, then the emotions cannot come out and the emotions become artificial.

9. cWork cited:- 9 Porter, James I. "Feeling classical: classicism and ancient literary criticism." Classical Pasts: The Classical Traditions of Greece and Rome (2006): 301-52. Rowthorn , Robert. "Neo-classicism, neo- Ricardianism and Marxism.“ New Left Review 86 (1974): 63-87. Furst , Lilian R. Romanticism . Routledge , 2017.

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