Romanticism in poetry, William Blake, William Wordsworth, P. Coleridge, Robert Burns, Shelley, Keats

ROMANTICS Romanticism was a movement of thought and writing which began in Germany and England at the same time towards the and of the 18th century in reaction against neo-classicism. During that time there were a lot of political and industrial movements and changes. Romantic writers did not like the changes, which were occurring around them, which perhaps explain why they did not often speak of the new industrial society in their works preferring to …

…experience; therefore reflected less in their poetry. Another difference was in the religious sense. The first generation was pan-atheist while the second were atheist. Atheism can best be seen in Shelley and Keats' poetry. Whether the first or the second generation I think it is great to read the poems of the Romantics. It is an escape from the industrial world into nature where we can take a rest and forget about the daily problems.