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ENG423Arts2 Unitsintermediate

Literature Of The Romantic Period

This course provides an overview of English Romantic literature, exploring its historical, literary, and sociological contexts. Students will learn to differentiate Romanticism from preceding and subsequent literary movements. The course introduces key Romantic writers such as William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats. Students will analyze their works and connect them to the social and historical background of the era, enhancing their understanding of English literary history.

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208h
Study Time
13
Weeks
16h
Per Week
none
Math Level
Course Keywords
RomanticismLiteraturePoetryBlakeWordsworth

Course Overview

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Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level
Builds on foundational knowledge
65%
intermediate
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Math Level
No Math
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Learning Type
Theoretical Focus

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Romanticism

2

English Literature

3

Poetry

4

Social Criticism

5

Nature

6

Individualism

Total Topics6 topics

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This course is designed to be accessible to all students. You can start immediately without any prior knowledge or specific preparation.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

assignments

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Written Assessment

tutor-marked assessments

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Written Assessment

final examination

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Written Assessment

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Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Module 1: Understanding Romanticism

2h

Unit 1: Periods in the History of English Literature

2 study hours
  • •Read the introduction to English literary history.
  • •Understand the chronological order of literary periods.
  • •Identify key events and literary works of each period.
Week
2

Module 1: Understanding Romanticism

2h

Unit 2: What is Romanticism?

2 study hours
  • •Define Romanticism and its key characteristics.
  • •Explore the historical and intellectual context of the movement.
  • •Identify the reasons for the emergence of Romanticism.
Week
3

Module 1: Understanding Romanticism

2h

Unit 3: Characteristics and Features of Romanticism

2 study hours
  • •Discuss the characteristic features of Romantic literature.
  • •Analyze the principles that informed the Romantic approach to literature.
  • •Examine the themes and motifs prevalent in Romantic works.
Week
4

Module 1: Understanding Romanticism

2h

Unit 4: Themes of Romantic Literature

2 study hours
  • •Identify the major themes explored in Romantic literature.
  • •Analyze the thematic preoccupations of Romantic writers.
  • •Discuss the social and political issues addressed in their works.
Week
5

Module 2: Romanticism and Thoughts about it

2h

Unit 1: The Romantic Manifesto–Preface to Lyrical Ballads

2 study hours
  • •Analyze Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads as a Romantic manifesto.
  • •Identify the guiding principles of English Romanticism.
  • •Discuss the type of language suitable for good poetry according to Wordsworth.
Week
6

Module 2: Romanticism and Thoughts about it

2h

Unit 2: Criticisms against Romanticism

2 study hours
  • •Identify claims against Romanticism as a literary movement.
  • •Critique these claims and understand counterarguments.
  • •Discuss the subjective portrayal of nature and the extremism of some Romantic writers.
Week
7

Module 3: The Works of Romantic Poets

2h

Unit 1: The Works of William Blake

2 study hours
  • •Explore the works of William Blake.
  • •Identify the themes in Blake's poetry and his use of symbols.
  • •Comment on Blake as a social critic and his unique poetic style.
Week
8

Module 3: The Works of Romantic Poets

2h

Unit 2: The Works of William Wordsworth

2 study hours
  • •Examine the poetry of William Wordsworth.
  • •Identify themes, presentation of nature, and revolutionary elements.
  • •Analyze the presentation of rustic life in Wordsworth's poetry.
Week
9

Module 3: The Works of Romantic Poets

2h

Unit 3: The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

2 study hours
  • •Study the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
  • •Comment on Coleridge's unique style and themes.
  • •Examine Coleridge as a pantheist and his use of the supernatural.
Week
10

MODULE 3

2h

Unit 1: THE WORKS OF JOHN KEATS

2 study hours
  • •Explore the works of John Keats.
  • •Identify themes in Keats' poetry and his focus on beauty and mortality.
  • •Discuss what makes Keats typical of the Romantic movement.
Week
11

MODULE 3

2h

Unit 2: THE WORKS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

2 study hours
  • •Study the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
  • •Examine Shelley as a Romantic revolutionary.
  • •Comment on the themes in Shelley's poetry and his radical views.
Week
12

MODULE 3

2h

Unit 3 THE WORKS OF GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON

2 study hours
  • •Explore the works of George Gordon Lord Byron.
  • •Identify themes in Byron's poetry and his Byronic hero.
  • •Discuss what makes Byron typical of the Romantic movement.
Week
13

MODULE 3

2h

Unit 4 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOME ROMANTIC POEMS

2 study hours
  • •Compare and contrast the works of different Romantic poets.
  • •Examine the shades of thought in Romantic poetry.
  • •Discuss the staple themes of Romanticism and their variations.

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

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1

Review the definitions and characteristics of Romanticism from Module 1.

2

Create a timeline of major Romantic writers and their key works.

3

Practice analyzing poems by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Byron.

4

Focus on understanding the historical and social context of Romantic literature.

5

Compare and contrast the themes and styles of different Romantic writers.

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