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Jane Austen and Romantic Poets Overview

This document provides biographical information about several famous English authors and poets from the Romantic period: - Jane Austen, William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Mary Wollstonecraft, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth. It outlines key details about their lives, including when and where they were born, their notable works, influences on their writing, and dates of death. The document consists of brief paragraphs on each writer.

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Jane Austen and Romantic Poets Overview

This document provides biographical information about several famous English authors and poets from the Romantic period: - Jane Austen, William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Mary Wollstonecraft, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth. It outlines key details about their lives, including when and where they were born, their notable works, influences on their writing, and dates of death. The document consists of brief paragraphs on each writer.

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Jane Austen *******

1-He was born on 16th December 1775 in Stevenson ,England.


2-She was the youngest daughter of a clergyman.‫قضيش‬
3-She wrote six novels about the provincial‫ سيفي‬world where she lived in a middle class, rural
family.
4-Her novels were based on ‫ قائى ػهي‬her observations ‫ يالدظاذٓا‬of people she knew.
5-Her novels depicted young women entering the society and their mistakes till they find a
happy marriage.
6-She began writing when she was a teenager and shared writing with family and friends .
7-Her best known works are “Sense and sensibility” ‫االراا‬ ‫ االسحاس‬, pride and
prejudice‫ الفخر الكبريسء‬and Emma.
8-She influenced on Charles Dickens and George Eliot and their writings.
9-she died from an illness on July 18 1817.
William Blake ********
1-He was born on November 28 ,1757 in London , England.
2-He was a great visionary poet, artist. His father was a hosier.‫صاَغ جٕاسب‬
3-He was apprenticed ‫صثي يرؼهى دشفح‬at 15 to an engraver. ‫َقاط ع انخشة‬
4-He engraved Thel and the songs of Innocence ‫اغاَي انثشاءج‬
5-The French revolution influenced him to engrave America.‫اصى قصيذج‬
6-In 1803 , he was accused of sedition ٌ‫ انرذشيط ع انؼصيا‬so he was imprisoned ٍ‫صج‬
7-He finished “Miltan “ and started “ Jerusalem “ during prison period.ٍ‫فرشج صج‬
8-He was regarded ‫اػرثشِ انثؼط‬as insaneٌُٕ‫ يج‬and obscure‫ غايط‬by some people.
9-Later he found supporters . ٍ‫ٔجذ داػًي‬
10-He died after he was known as a romantic poet and philosopher.
Lord Byron
1-He was born January 22 1788 in London ,England.
2-He first wrote “ Childe Harold`s pilgrimage “‫ اصى قصح‬and followed it with a series‫ صهضهح‬of
tales.‫قصص‬
3-His marriage to Anne Isabella lasted‫ اصرًش‬for 15 years because of rumours‫ شائؼاخ‬about his
homo-sexuality ‫شزٔر جُضي‬
4-He settled‫ اصرقش‬in Venice , Italy and the Italian culture influenced on his work”Don Juan”
5-He was a lover of Contessa Teresa‫كاٌ يذة نهكَٕريضح ذشيزج‬
6-He left for Greece where he participated ‫ شاسك‬in their independence‫ اصرقالل‬from the Turks ‫اذشاك‬
7-He suffered ٍ‫ػاَي ي‬from fever ‫دًي‬and died there and his body‫ انجثح‬was returned to England.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge *********
1-He was born on December 1772, Devon, England.
2-He was the youngest child of a clergyman.‫قضيش‬
3-He entered Christ`s)‫ انًضيخ(اصى انًذسصح‬hospital school in London where he read a lot of classical
and political ‫صياصي‬works
4-In 1794 , he published‫ َشش‬his first poem “Morning chronicles “‫صجالخ انصثاح‬
5-He failed ‫فشم‬to write sonnets ‫ تيد‬41 ٍ‫قصيذج ي‬and abandoned‫ ْجش‬this form
6-He wrote” Frost and Midnight”‫ انصقيغ ٔيُرصف انهيم‬and “Fears in solitude “‫خٕف ف انٕدذج‬
7-He tried to restore‫ يضرؼيذ‬his mental ‫ػقهي‬and physical‫ تذَي‬health as well as‫ ٔايضا‬his marriage
which failed .‫فشم‬
8-He returned to Christian beliefs‫يؼرقذاخ انًضيذيح‬in 1813 and was treated‫ ػالج‬from addictionٌ‫االديا‬
10-He died in 1834.
John Keats ******
1-He was the great romantic poet born on 31 October 1795,London.
2-His father`s and mother`s accidental death caused his sense of the dangers of life.
3-His first published poem was “O Solitude “‫انٕدذج‬
4-He devotedّ‫ كشس دياذ‬his life to poetry and made it as his noble goal.
5-He desired‫ سغة‬to return‫ يؼيذ‬poetry to its roots ‫انجزٔس‬as Shakespeare .
6- His second work was „Endymion’ and later he wrote „ the Eve of St Agnes‟
7-He died of ‫ياخ تضثة‬tuberculosis ‫ انضم‬in 1821.
Mary Wollstonecraft
1-She is best known as the author of ‫„يؼشٔفح آَا يؤنفح‬Frankenstein „
2-She was born 30 august 1797, London.
3-she wrote ‘The modern Prometheus” ‫بر ميثوث الحديث‬
4-She was the daughter of two well - known authors .
5-She experienced‫ يشخ ب‬year of instability ‫ػذو االصرقشاس‬in her childhood.
6-Her father raised ‫ستي‬her after her mother died 10 years after her birth.
7-She ran off ‫ْشب يغ‬with her friend`s father called „Percy Bysshe‟ who was a poet .
8-She drowned‫ غشقد‬and died of a brain tumor ‫ ٔسو ف انًخ‬in 1851.
Percy Bysshe
1-He was the oldest son of a baronet.‫سذثح‬
2-He was born in 1792 in England and had acute sensitivity‫ دضاصيح شذيذج‬and distaste‫كشاْيح نهطؼاو‬
for physical activity.
3-He wrote “Prometheus unbound‟‫ تشٔييثٕز غيش انًقيذ‬in 1820
4-He reflected many fields of life like science , history and philosophy in his works.
5-He wandered through Italy with his wife Mary.
6-He drowned in a storm while he was sailing
7-His body was cremated‫ يذشٔق‬in the beach a few days later.
William Wordsworth*******
1-He was born April ,7 1770, in England.
2-His father was a law agent‫ يذايي‬and he was sent to school after mother`s death.
3-His father died later and left him with his 4 siblings‫اشقاء‬. He was close to his sister Dorothy
4-He began writing as a young man.
5-His famous work was „Ode: intimations of immortality “
6-His long poem „The Excursion ‫انشدهح‬and Independence‫ ‟االصرقالل‬was published in 1814.
7-He was famous for his vision of the sublimeًٕ‫ انض‬or the divine‫االنْٕيح‬
8-He believed a lot in the power of nature.
9-He died in 1850 after pleurisy ‫يشض تانشئح‬

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In John Keats's poetry, romantic ideals are richly woven with themes of beauty and mortality, exploring the transient nature of life, evident in poems like 'Ode to a Nightingale.' Percy Bysshe Shelley, on the other hand, uses romantic ideals to question and challenge societal norms and envision transformative change, as seen in 'Prometheus Unbound,' where the focus is more on liberation and potential .

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's works often delve into themes of solitude, mental health, and existential introspection, as seen in poems like 'Frost and Midnight.' In contrast, William Wordsworth's poetry frequently explores the sublime and divine aspects of nature and the power of memory and imagination in providing insight and joy, as exemplified in 'Ode: Intimations of Immortality' .

Personal tragedies, such as the deaths of John Keats's parents and his own struggle with tuberculosis, profoundly affected his view of life as perilous and fleeting. These experiences heightened his sensitivity and are thought to have driven his dedication to infusing beauty into his poetry, with works like 'O Solitude' reflecting a yearning for tranquillity amidst life's uncertainties .

Jane Austen's novels were deeply influenced by her personal observations of the people she encountered in her life, especially from the provincial world in which she lived. Her keen eye for detail allowed her to capture the nuances of social interactions and the experiences of young women navigating society. This is reflected in the themes of her novels, which often revolve around young women making mistakes and ultimately finding happiness through marriage .

William Blake's apprenticeship to an engraver at 15 and his exposure to revolutionary ideas during the French Revolution significantly shaped his artistic and literary expression. His early experiences provided him with technical skills in engraving and a platform to critique societal norms. The influence of revolutionary ideals can be seen in works like 'The Songs of Innocence' and 'America,' where he combined his artistic vision with his poetic voice to challenge the status quo .

Lord Byron's tumultuous lifestyle, marked by his marriage and romantic liaisons, heavily influenced his literary output. His experiences in Venice and interactions with Italian culture are reflected in 'Don Juan,' while his participation in the Greek war of independence highlighted his passion for liberty and adventure, themes prevalent throughout his works .

Enlightenment ideals of reason and critique of social norms are evident in Jane Austen's novels, which often satirize the societal expectations of women and marriage. Similarly, William Blake's work, with its visionary critique of authority and conventional religion, embodies Enlightenment values, particularly in 'The Songs of Innocence and of Experience,' where he explores the tension between innocence and societal corruption .

Mary Wollstonecraft's 'Frankenstein' was profoundly influenced by the instability and personal loss she experienced during her childhood. These elements are woven into the novel's exploration of creation, loss, and the search for connection, driven by a deep understanding of absence of stability and familial bonds .

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's introspective and visionary poetry, like 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' combined with philosophical speculation, played a critical role in shaping Romanticism by emphasizing imagination and emotion. Meanwhile, Lord Byron's persona and works, including 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage,' contributed to the Romantic hero archetype, highlighting themes of rebellion, individualism, and personal liberty, which became defining traits of Romantic literature .

Percy Bysshe Shelley's sensitivity and disdain for physical suffering and conflict are mirrored in the transcendental and philosophical concerns of his poetry. His works, such as 'Prometheus Unbound,' often explore themes of liberation, intellectual freedom, and humanity's capacity for improvement, indicating a preference for mental exploration over physical confrontation .

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