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English Language and Literature for the IB Diploma

1 The Romantic Period, the important persons

Jaar 6 (tto-vwo)

How was Jane Austen's family situation? = Loving, spirited family, always reading novels together and putting on home theatricals, 7 children, father was a minister.
What was Jane Austen's first writing? = high-spirited satires (which later became novels, after numerous rewritings)
In which schools did Jane Austen attend? = in Oxford, Southampton, the Abbey School at Reading
Why did Jane Austen return from school? = Because her parents could no longer afford the tuition
What did Jane Austen do when she dropped out of school? = She read extensively and learned to speak French and Italian and play the piano(, and enjoyed the slightly limited but interesting round of country parties)
Did Jane Austen every get married? = No, because the men she met were banned out her life because she was too poor for them, or she turned them off because she did not love them
How many men did Jane Austen have in her life? = 2 men
Is the work of Jane Austen typical from the Romantic period?= No, Austen rejected the over-the-top use of emotions and stuck to the rational ability and the traditional values+ Nature or the beauties of nature are seldom detailed in her work
To which believes can the work of Jane Austen be compared to? = to the neo-classical belief (in order and disicpline)
How is Jane Austen's view on the human conditions = in the comic spirit, she supports the traditional values and the established norms
Why does the work of Jane Austen not show any awareness of the international upheaval and consequent turmoil in England, that took place at the time? = Because this was not clearly noticeable in the higher-class country life/ middle-class provincial families where Austen's novels are about. (This was sharply felt in the labouring classes)
Why is Pride and Prejudice such a popular novel? = Because of its memorable characters, general appeal of the story and because of he skill with which it is told (use of irony, dialogue, realism, character developement)
Describe Jane Austen's use of irony = exposing foolishness and hypocrism: Self-delusion and the attempt to fool other people. (to provoke whimsical laughter and to make bitter observations)
How does Dialogue play an important role in P&P? = It tells the reader a lot about what each character is like: Elizabeth's father being sarcastic a lot, her mother being preoccupied with marrying of her daughters, etc.
What is so special about the novel Pride and Prejudice? = The reader never sees much of the male characters, they are rough sketches compared with the heroines + the events that take place are very recognizable for the readers (embarresmet at foolishness of relatives, falling in love, shame of suddenly realizing a big mistake)
How was William Wordsworth's family situation? = His parents died during his boyhood, spent a great deal of his time playing outdoors
How did love play part in William Wordsworth's life?= While in France he had a long affair with Annette, with whom he had a daughter, Caroline
Into what governing style was Wordsworth interested? = His sympathies lay with the revolutionaries from France, but his loyalities lay with England (monarchy)
How was Wordsworth's view on the world? = He has a soft, emotional understanding of the world. He was troubled by the rationalism
How was Wordsworth able to move many times, and so live closeby his friend Coleridge? = because of a legacy (heritage)
Next to the success of the Lyrical Ballads, what was a succelful work of literature by Wordsworth?= The Prelude: a massive autobiography in verse form (poem)
How did Lord Bryon think of Wordsworth = He saw him as a sell-out (a betrayer), first being liberal and then turning into a more philosophical and political based author (based on traditions)
Was William Wordsworth popular in his life time?= Yes, he was until his death widely considered the most imporatnt author in England
How can be seen that John Keats was preoccupied by the Romanticism?= because of his main themes and ideas in his odes + because of the luxurious sensory language in which the odes are written, their idealistic concern for beauty and truth and their expressive agony in the face of death, for example.

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English Language and Literature for the IB Diploma

1 The Romantic Period, the important persons