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For information on how to proceed, first see the FAQ for blocked users and the guideline on block appeals. The guide to appealing blocks may also be helpful. Other useful links: Blocking policy · Help:I have been blocked You can view and copy the source of this page: ===Romantic poetry=== [[Robert Burns]] (1759–1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a cultural icon in Scotland. The poet, painter, and printmaker [[William Blake]] (1757–1827) was another of the early Romantic poets. Though Blake was generally unrecognised during his lifetime, he is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the [[Romanticism|Romantic Age]]. Among his most important works are ''[[Songs of Innocence]]'' (1789) and ''[[Songs of Experience]]'' (1794) "and profound and difficult 'prophecies' ", such as "Jerusalem: the Emanation of the Giant Albion" (1804–c.1820)."William Blake." ''Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online'' Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 2 October 2012. . After Blake, among the earliest Romantics were the [[Lake Poets]], including [[William Wordsworth]] (1770–1850), [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] (1772–1834), [[Robert Southey]] (1774–1843) and journalist [[Thomas de Quincey]] (1785–1859). However, at the time [[Walter Scott]] (1771–1832) was the most famous poet.''The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature'', p. 885. In 1784 with ''Elegiac Sonnets'' [[Charlotte Turner Smith]] (1749-1806) reintroduced the sonnet to English literature.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} The early [[romantic poetry|Romantic Poets]] brought a new emotionalism and introspection, and their emergence is marked by the first romantic manifesto in English literature, the "Preface" to ''[[Lyrical Ballads]]'' (1798). The poems in ''[[Lyrical Ballads]]'' were mostly by Wordsworth, though Coleridge contributed "[[Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]"."Samuel Taylor Coleridge." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 13 May. 2013. . Among Wordsworth's most important poems are "[[Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey]]", "[[Resolution and Independence]]", "[[Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood]]" and the autobiographical epic ''[[The Prelude]]''.''The Norton Anthology of English Literature'', vol. 2 (2000), p. 11. [[Robert Southey]] (1774–1843) was another of the so-called "[[Lake Poets]]", and [[Poet Laureate]] for 30 years, although his fame has been long eclipsed by [[William Wordsworth]] and [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]. [[Thomas De Quincey]] (1785–1859) is best known for his ''[[Confessions of an English Opium-Eater]]'' (1821),Horace Ainsworth Eaton, ''Thomas De Quincey: A Biography'', New York: Oxford University Press, 1936; reprinted New York: Octagon Books, 1972; [[Grevel Lindop]], ''The Opium-Eater: A Life of Thomas De Quincey'', London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1981. Essayist [[William Hazlitt]] (1778–1830), friend of both Coleridge and Wordsworth, is best known today for his literary criticism, especially ''Characters of Shakespeare's Plays'' (1817–18).''The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature'', p. 587. ====Second generation==== [[File:Lord Byron coloured drawing.png|right|150px|thumb|[[Lord Byron]]]] The second generation of Romantic poets includes [[Lord Byron]] (1788–1824), [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] (1792–1822), [[Felicia Hemans]] (1793-1835) and [[John Keats]] (1795–1821). Byron, however, was still influenced by 18th-century satirists and was, perhaps the least 'romantic' of the three, preferring "the brilliant wit of [[Alexander Pope|Pope]] to what he called the 'wrong poetical system' of his Romantic contemporaries".''The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature'', p. 379. Byron achieved enormous fame and influence throughout Europe and [[Goethe]] called Byron "undoubtedly the greatest genius of our century".Rupert Christiansen. ''Romantic Affinities: Portraits From an Age'', 1780–1830. (London: Bodley Head, 1988), p. 215 Shelley is perhaps best known for ''[[Ode to the West Wind]]'', ''[[To a Skylark]]'', and ''[[Adonaïs]]'', an elegy written on the death of Keats. His close circle of admirers included the most progressive thinkers of the day. A work like ''Queen Mab'' (1813) reveals Shelley, "as the direct heir to the French and British revolutionary intellectuals of the 1790s.''The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' (1996), p. 905. Shelley became an idol of the next three or four generations of poets, including important [[Victorian era|Victorian]] and [[Pre-Raphaelite]] poets such as [[Robert Browning]], and [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]], as well as later [[W.B. Yeats]].[http://www.poets.org/pshel/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205120405/http://www.poets.org/pshel/ |date=5 December 2013 }} viewed 12 May 2013. Though John Keats shared Byron and Shelley's radical politics, "his best poetry is not political",''The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature'', p. 248, but is especially noted for its sensuous music and imagery, along with a concern with material beauty and the transience of life."John Keats." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 12 May. 2013.; ''The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature'', pp. 649–50. Among his most famous works are "[[Ode to a Nightingale]]", "[[Ode on a Grecian Urn]]", "[[To Autumn]]". Keats has always been regarded as a major Romantic, "and his stature as a poet has grown steadily through all changes of fashion".''The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' (1996), p. 534. Although sticking to its forms, Felicia Hemans began a process of undermining the Romantic tradition, a deconstruction that was continued by [[Letitia Elizabeth Landon]], as "an urban poet deeply attentive to themes of decay and decomposition".The Encyclopaedia of Romantic Literature, edited by Frederick Burwick, Nancy Goslee and Diane Hoeveler Landon's novel forms of metrical romance and [[dramatic monologue]] were much copied and contributed to her long-lasting influence on Victorian poetry. ====Other poets==== Another important poet in this period was [[John Clare]] (1793–1864), the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation for the changes taking place in rural England.Geoffrey Summerfield, in introduction to ''John Clare: Selected Poems'', Penguin Books 1990, pp. 13–22. {{ISBN|0-14-043724-X}} His poetry has undergone a major re-evaluation and he is often now considered to be among the most important 19th-century poets.Sales, Roger (2002) ''John Clare: A Literary Life''; Palgrave Macmillan {{ISBN|0-333-65270-3}} [[George Crabbe]] (1754–1832) was an English poet who, during the Romantic period, wrote "closely observed, realistic portraits of rural life [...] in the [[heroic couplet]]s of the [[Augustan poetry|Augustan age]]".''The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' (1996), p. 239. Modern critic Frank Whitehead has said that "Crabbe, in his verse tales in particular, is an important—indeed, a major—poet whose work has been and still is seriously undervalued."Frank Whitehead. ''George Crabbe: A Reappraisal''. (Susquehanna University Press, 1995) {{ISBN|0-945636-70-9}}. Return to English literature. Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature" Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Page information Wikidata item Languages Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Mobile view Developers Statistics Cookie statement