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The Romantic Movement
Guided Reading Ch.23 pp.758-767

1. Romanticism was a revolt against Classicism. What was Classicism? 758 2. In what ways was Rousseau a forerunner of Romanticism? 758 3. What characteristics of Romanticism and Romantic artists are mentioned? 758 4. What were Romantics’ typical views/approach on nature, industry and history? 758 5. Romantic literature and poetry flourished most in which country? 759-760 6. Read the Wordsworth poem on 759-760 and think about how it is “romantic.” 759-760 7. How was Scott a good example of the Romantic approach to history? 760 8. What effect did Napoleon have on the spread of Romanticism in France? 760 9. In what ways did romanticism go hand in hand with nationalism in central and eastern Europe? 760 10.Romantic artists: Take some notes on each of the following:

Artists Notes Delacroix 760 Turner 761 Constable 761

11. How did Romanticism change the status/prestige of music and musicians? 761

**Reforms and Revolutions**
12. Describe the status/condition of Greeks in 1815-1820s. 761 13.How did other European nations respond to the Greek nationalist independence movement? What happened in the war? 762 14. How is eighteenth century British society/politics described? 763 15. Who was in the Tory Party and what was its overall approach? 763 16. Explain the Corn Laws. 763 17. How did people respond to the Corn Laws? What was Peterloo and the Six Acts of Parliament? 763 18. What kinds of liberal reforms did the growing manufacturing and commercial middle class demand? 763 19. Who was in the Whig Party and what interests did they generally represent? 763 20. What did the Reform Bill of 1832 do? How did representation and votes shift? 764 21. The more “radical” (working class) political movement in Britain at this time was the Chartists. What did they want? What did they do? Were they successful? 764 22. How did the Corn Laws come to be repealed? 764 23. What did the Ten Hours Act establish? Why were the conservative Tories pushing for reforms like these that benefitted workers? 764-765 24. What three factors account for the Irish population growth of the 18th and 19th centuries? 766 What crisis did Ireland face in the late 1840s and 1850s? 767