LESSON 3

ROMANTICISM
& REALISM
(1800–1920)

GROUP 2
 LEARNING COMPETENCIES

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Identify the Distinguish the Demonstrate
characteristics of differences between understanding of the
European literature. works of literature evolution of
from different European literature.
literary periods.

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 OBJECTIVES

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ROMANTICISM AND REALISM

Identify the features of Explain the influence of
literature during Romanticism and Realism
Romanticism and Realism eras in modern literature.
eras; and

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 FIX THE
SCRAMBLED WORDS!

ROMANTICISM AND REALISM

1. CNARISANESE 3. TRIPINGN SREPS

2. SUANSMITH 4. TENLIMENENGHT

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 VOCABULARY WORDS

• Deplore (verb) – to express strong disapproval

ROMANTICISM AND REALISM

• Tranquility (noun) – the state of peacefulness

• Benevolent (adjective) – generous

• Chamois (noun) – a small animal that resembles a goat

• Reverential (adjective) – showing a lot of respect

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ROMANTICISM
(1800-1850)

• A literary movement against the aristocratic culture that started in the late 18 th
century

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• Uplifts the characters from humble backgrounds or the common man and
places and importance on imagination and emotion

• Prevalent form of literature: poetry

o Focused more on the individuality of a person more than society

o Focused more on feelings as the central idea and experiences as it is

considered as “the language of the heart”

o Showed more of the individual’s innermost thoughts, dreams, and

aspirations

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ROMANTICISM
(1800-1850)

• Frankenstein – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

ROMANTICISM AND REALISM

• Lyrical Ballads – Wordsworth and Coleridge

• Hymns to the Night – Novalis

• Das Marmorbild – Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff

• Grimms’ Fairy Tales – Brothers Grimm

(Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Karl Grimm)

• Folhas Caidas – Almeida Garett

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REALISM
( E A R LY 1 8 0 0 S - L AT E 1 9 0 0 S )

• The representation of reality

• Present the truth with all its flaws

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• Draws on the commonplace and the daily struggles of the common man

• Focuses on documenting the real events and issues that happen to ordinary
people

• Makes people realize that ordinary life could also be meaningful

• Focuses on groups of people in the hope of uncovering who they really are and
how others could relate to them

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REALISM
( E A R LY 1 8 0 0 S - L AT E 1 9 0 0 S )

• Captain Burle – Emile Zola

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• The Call of the Wild – Jack London

• Middlemarch – George Eliot

• The Red Badge of Courage – Stephen Crane

• House of Mirth – Edith Wharton

• The Jungle – Upton Sinclair

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 ASSESSMENT
1. What is Realism?

2. Which continent did Romanticism and Realism originate from?

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3. What did Realism represent?

4. Romanticism focused more on the _________________________ more than the society.

5. What came first, Realism or Romanticism?

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THE END.

ROMANTICISM AND REALISM

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