65438+ came into being in Britain in the late 8th century and influenced other European countries. It is named after Sting's novel A Sentimental Journey. Sentimentalism literature sympathizes with the sufferings of the unfortunate, describes the sentimental psychology of obsessed characters, and puts feelings above "rationality". The favorite genres are elegy, travel notes and epistolary novels. Sentimentalism literature has a great influence on later stream-of-consciousness novels.
Lake poet
The early representative of English romantic literature was the poet Wordsworth. He, Coleridge and Southey both lived in Cumberland Lake District in northwest England, and they have many similarities in ideas and creative theories, so they are called "Lake Poets". These poets held an ambivalent attitude towards the French Revolution, expressed disgust at capitalist industrial civilization and urban civilization, tried their best to eulogize rural life and nature under the patriarchal clan system, and liked to describe mysterious and bizarre scenes and exotic scenery. 1798, the preface written by Wordsworth in the second edition of his lyric poems published with Coleridge became the declaration of English romantic literature.
Chartered literature
It appeared in the 1930s and 1940s of19th century and was one of the early proletarian literature. The completion of the British industrial revolution promoted economic development, but it also aggravated the contradiction between labor and capital, and the Charter Movement rose. The chartist literature born under this background has a distinct political tendency and strong militancy. Most of the authors are industrial workers, and their works are realistic and rich in content, reflecting the life and struggle of working people. The main genre is poetry, especially popular ballads and hymns. Representative poets are Jones and Linton.