Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The Romantic Period
This lesson on Romantic Poetry focuses on the Romantic Period including the shift in thoughts away from reason and science and toward the power of nature, emotion, imagination, and the individual man. It features links to a vocabulary...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The First Generation: William Wordsworth
This lesson from a unit on Romantic Poetry focuses on William Wordsworth who is famous for lyrical ballads. It features links to information about the French Revolution, two of his poems: "The World Is Too Much With Us" and "Lines...
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Dickinson College: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
An analysis of Samuel Coleridge's ideas on nature as is evident in his writings. Includes examples of his poetry.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This University of Toronto site provides information on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The text of some of his works is provided.
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America Dept. Of State: Outline of American Literature [Pdf]
This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: William Cullen Bryant and Philip Freneau
Two poems examining divinity and concluding that while God is benevolent, one appreciates God either through a romantic lens or a rationalist calculation. Poems are William Cullen Bryant's, "To a Waterfowl," and Philip Freneau's, "On the...