Characteristics of British The Romantic Period Literature

"The first is the love for the country and the sea. Followed by the love of advanced animals and the familiarity with the general animal world. The third is obvious personal independence, and writers have a little personal addiction. The fourth is a pragmatic outlook on morality and life, and a strong will to pursue justice. English romanticism has its own characteristics at every stage of its development: the first generation of romantic writers are dissatisfied with the development of capitalism and tend to be cynical and yearn for nature; The second generation of romantic writers insisted on enlightenment and showed the progressive thought of freedom and democracy. "

On expression: English romantic poetry has a long time and a large number. Two generations of important poets have many immortal works, which have broken through predecessors and national boundaries in subject matter and poetry art and become literary and ideological influences in Europe and even the whole world. Modern English poetry theory also began in this period, and several great poets made great contributions.

For these reasons, English romantic poetry is not only British, but also the poetry of the world.

Byron and Shelley are outstanding representatives of English romantic literature.

Byron's most important work, Don Juan, is a poetic novel, which describes the adventures and love experiences of the aristocratic teenager Don Juan in Greece, Russia and Britain through his travel notes, widely reflects the social life in Europe, criticizes the feudal forces, satirizes the hypocrisy and cunning of the bourgeoisie, and enthusiastically calls on the people to rise up for revolution. His poems are permeated with the spirit of pursuing democracy and national liberation. Shelley was full of high fighting passion, supported Irish national independence politically and appreciated the French Revolution. His poems are beautiful in tone, lively in rhythm and rich in imagination. Ode to the west wind and Ode to a Lark are world-famous. His poetic drama "Prometheus Liberated" is based on Greek and Roman mythology, and depicts the story that Prometheus, the hero who stole the fire for mankind, was indomitable and was finally liberated by the forces of nature.