Romantic Age | The Age of Wordsworth | History of English Literature
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In today's video, we are discussing the Romantic Age in English Literature which comes right after the Age of Enlightenment.

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The timeline of the Romantic Age is 1798-1837 AD after which we have the Victorian Age. If you are looking for Romantic Age in English Literature notes, watch this video where we discuss the historical background, literary features, major writers and works of this age.

Romantic Age is also often called the Age of Wordsworth. This age was a revolt against the logic and rationalism of the Enlightenment Age. It was influenced by the ideas of the French Revolution. You can find the Romantic Age characteristics discussed in detail.

The Romantic Age poets in English Literature are William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Shelley and John Keats. Romantic Age poetry is characterized by free verse & simple language. The Romantic Age poets wrote for the common people.

The Romantic Age writers laid a lot of emphasis on Nature. Popular Romantic Age novelists are Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, Mary Shelley and Horace Walpole. Popular prose writers are Charles Lamb, Thomas de Quincey and William Hazlitt.

This video will provide you crisp Romantic Age notes.

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