Research on French Romanticism and Literature

Romanticism: A revolt against the rules of Classiscism Romanticist Elements: Love of nature Opposition of traditional institutions Absence of order and discipline Strong feelings Self celebration Romanticism is a movement in: Theatre Literature Music Art Poetry The three Periods of Romanticism The Eighteenth Century (1750-1789) Jean-Jacques Rousseau publishes his first work: Discours in 1750 The French Revolution Pre-Romanticism (1800-1815) Chateaubriand Atala: a story of the tragic love of two young Indians René: a personal story Le Génie du christianisme(1802): An Apologie of Christianity Mémoires d'outre tombe: an autobiography Madame de Stael De la littérature, the relationship between literature and social institutions Delphine et Corinne, a feminist story De l'Allemagne, her most important story in which she analyzes the customs, art and philosophy of her country L'école Romantique(1820-1850) Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) Les Méditations (1820), his first collection,contains the poem Le Lac Alfred de Vigny (1797- 1863) Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus. The most intellectual of the romanticist poets He wrote on the big problems that confront humanity. Victor Hugo (1802- 1885) Les Orientales (1829), he affirms his liberal beliefs. Les Châtiments (1853), a satirical work where he discredits Napoleon Notre-Dame de Paris, about the civil war Les Misérables (1867), an epic story of French society.