Romanticism

Romanticism: The Romantism, that spread over the first three decades of the 19th century arouse as a reaction against the Neo-Classical order and control. The publication of the Lyrical Ballad in 1798 by William Wordsworth and S.T.Colleridge started this movement. It favored newness instead of traditionalism in the materials, forms, and style of literature, and so, the English Romantic poets took up supernatural themes the wildness of natural imagination and self expression. They criticized the poetic style of Neo- Classical poets and proposed to use the language really used by men. Nature became a favorite subject of poetry and was described with great sensuous accuracy. The important Romantic poems are also poems of meaningful, meditation about on important human problem. In America, Romanticism affected fiction. It inclined toward symbolism and gothic elements along with the imaginative qualities. The leading Romantic poets in England were Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats and Shelly and in America the movement was lead by Houstorn, Herman, Melville, Poe, Walt Whiteman and Dickinson.

Renaissance: The term Renaissance derives its original meaning from French word meaning "rebirth" which includes the rebirth of Greek classical art, literature, painting, music, and other social norms and values. The renaissance is the rebirth of the classical knowledge and learning which was lost in the Middle Ages. Read More...

Neo-Classical Period: The Neo-Classical period, covering the 140 years or so after the Restoration (1660); arose as a reaction of the uncontrolled energy and humanism of the Renaissance. The Neo-Classical writers followed the traditions and had a great respect for correctness in life and art, so they respected order, decorum and rules. Read More...

Realism: The Realism arouse in the 19th century as a reaction against the sentimental, supernatural and optimistic elements of Romanticism. It is an attempt to present an accurate imitation of life as it is. Read More...

Naturalism: Naturalism grew out of realism around the turn of this century. Naturalism, as a literary movement emerged from Realism around the turn of 19th century. It shares many qualities with Realism, but it precede beyond literary principles rather it occupies a wide range of scholarship like science, nature, economy, politics which always put a direct relationship with human life. Read More...

Symbolism: Symbolism as a literary movement is thought to be having been formally introduced by French writer during the second half of the 19th century. It was emerged as a reaction against Realism, which put a belief upon the objective world. But for the symbolist the objective world was not through reality rather, a mere reflection of the absolute one. Read More...

Imagism: Imagism was firstly invented by American and English poets in 1909 as a response to symbolism. Unlike symbolist they used to believe in the presentation of concrete images which are sustained by the proper selection of word. Read More...

Modernism: Modernism has its broad history which has neither its beginning nor ending, rather it is an ongoing phenomenon. It does not directly refer to a specific time period rather it proceeds beyond all human perfection or understanding. Read More...

Deconstruction: Deconstruction is a typical movement in literature firstly innovated by German philosopher Jacques Derrida. This movement was emerged in philosophy during 1960s as a reaction against Saussurian concept on structuralism. For Derrida there is nothing called signifier and signified. Read More...

Impressionism: Impressionism, as a movement in literature was introduced by painters and poets of early 20th century. The painters and poets of this time period gave more importance for the impression rather than the meaning of an art. Read More...

Expressionism: Expressionism as a movement in literature was coined at the beginning of the 20th century. It describes art and literature which emphasizes the eternal emotion and experience of the artist. Read More...

Surrealism: Surrealism is a typical movement in art and literature which began during First World War in France and existed up till Second World War. It was originated by French philosopher and critic who were highly influenced by Freudian philosophy and poetry of Charles Baudelaire. Read More...

Structuralism: Structuralism refers to a particular movement in literature propounded by a leading French linguist Ferdinand De Saussere in 20th century. It occupies a wide range of anthropology, linguistics, psychology, literary criticism and other cognitive and other social sciences. Read More...

Post Structuralism: Post Structuralism refers to a literary movement which was emerged as a reaction against structuralism. In a sense it is an umbrella term which includes all modern radical literary theories like feminism, racial discrimination in multiple aspects. Read More...

Post-Modernism: Post- Modernism is a branch of post structuralism which limits its study in the matter or meaning of text. As feminism limits its study in men, women relationship in the society. For post modernist no interpretation is final interpretation and any meaning veiled and truth. Read More...