Romanticism Explained

Hi,

A key context for you to understand for the poetry is the literary context of Romanticism.

In the 'Love and Relationships' poetry cluster, the following poems can be considered as 'Romantic' poems:

• When We Two Parted by Lord Byron
• Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley

However, as the following videos explain, Romanticism has affected much of the poetry we've read. In fact, it has had a profound effect on humanity; we are all, to some extent, children of the Romantics. Check out the vids:

Mr M