UNIT+VIII

An interesting article on Napoleon and Bush at the [|Herald Tribune]


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 * Napoleonic Wars guide**

[|Romantic Chronology] [|Neo-Classicism to Romanticism.pdf] [|neoclassicism.doc] [|Neo and Rom.ppt]
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1. Compare the role of feelings for romantic writers with the role of reason for Enlightenment writers.
 * __ Xtra Credit: Romanticism Assignment __**

2. What questions did Rousseau and Kant raise about reason?

3. How did the romantic writers use the idea of history?

4. What do you see as the overall impact of romanticism on Western civilization?

5. Find and evaluate Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias.” What elements qualify this as a “romantic” poem?

6. Choose an artist whose painting is representative of romanticism (one not covered in class). Evaluate the elements that make it so. Include either a copy of the painting, or an internet address at which it can be viewed.

7. Choose a piece of music that is representative of romanticism. Evaluate what the elements are that qualify it into this category.