Lecture the theme: the romantic age in english literature (1780-1830). Representatives of romanticism

Questions and Tasks

1. 
   What poets presented a bridge between Classicism and Romanticism?
   
1. 
   What poems written by William Blake do you know?
   
2. 
   What features of Burns’ and Blake’s poetry bring them close to the romantic trend of the 19^th century?
   
3. 
   What is the difference between the passive and revolutionary trends of Romanticism?
   
4. 
   Why are some romanticists called the Lake poets?
   
5. 
   What Lake poets and what works by them do you know?
   
6. 
   When was the first collection of poems by Byron published?
   
7. 
   Is Childe Harold an autobiographical character?
   
8. 
   Why do we consider Byron to be a real fighter for freedom?
   
9. 
   Who was the first great writer of historical novels in English literature?
   
10. 
    Why did Scott leave the field of poetry to Byron?
    
11. 
    What groups have Scott’s works been divided into?
    
12. 
    What is the main conflict of the novel “Ivanhoe”?
    
13. 
    What social problems did Scott try to solve in his novels?
    
14. 
    What does “Ivanhoe” deal with?
    
15. 
    Which of Scott’s novels is not on historical themes?