Enlightenment vs. Enlightenment vs. Romanticism Romanticism

Science and ReasonScience and Reason Nature and ImaginationNature and Imagination

The Age of EnlightenmentThe Age of Enlightenment1818thth Century (1700’s) Century (1700’s)

John LockeJohn Locke

Introduced the Introduced the theory of theory of Tabula Tabula RasaRasa

Man is born a blank Man is born a blank slate: the mind slate: the mind reflects and is reflects and is shaped by external shaped by external influences and influences and experiencesexperiences

Romantic PeriodRomantic Period1789-18371789-1837

William BlakeWilliam Blake

Poet, philosopher, Poet, philosopher, and artist: and artist: imagination is imagination is superior to reason, superior to reason, and, therefore, man and, therefore, man can see God only can see God only through his through his imagination. Blake imagination. Blake asserted that nature asserted that nature was the purest and was the purest and truest state of all.truest state of all.

The Industrial Revolution had The Industrial Revolution had its beginnings in the late 18its beginnings in the late 18thth

century. . century. .

. . .which provoked a great . . .which provoked a great deal of class consciousnessdeal of class consciousness

The GothicThe Gothic

Focuses on Focuses on uncomfortable uncomfortable emotions and emotions and desiresdesires

Darkness, bad Darkness, bad weatherweather

Damsels in distressDamsels in distress Often involves an Often involves an

ugly creature or ugly creature or monstermonster

William Godwin and Mary William Godwin and Mary WollstonecraftWollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMary Wollstonecraft Shelley1797-18511797-1851

Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley1792-18221792-1822

FrankensteinFrankensteinor or The Modern Prometheus The Modern Prometheus

(1818)(1818)

Milton’s Milton’s Paradise LostParadise Lost (1667)(1667)

Friend or Foe?Friend or Foe?