Romantic Literature

"The Bride of the Greek Isle" and Romanticism Romanticism, as defined by The Longman Anthology of British Literature, Vol. 2A, is "a term describing qualities that colored most elements of European and American intellectual life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries" (p. 1193). These qualities include the stress of individuality, the accentuation of emotions, and the reverence of nature, many of which were found in art, literature, philosophy, and even politics. Felicia Hemans's poem "The Bride of the…

It was first in the Romantic Era that the stage of childhood was introduced. Before this time, there was only infancy which moved straight into the young adult stage; quite a large jump. When childhood was introduced, no one knew what was expected during this stage of life. The invention of childhood was something that needed to be understood. Writers then took the challenge and began publishing works of instruction and poetry to help the people understand just what childhood…