For this Wednesday’s blog post (4/17), students will use ONE of the four paintings below as a lens for interpreting ONE of the poems from the Lyrical Ballads (except “Tintern Abbey” and the “Ancient Mariner”), pages 47-147. What does the painting’s form, color, perspective, and setting reveal about the Romantic themes, ideas, and feelings conveyed in your chosen poem? Evidence for your argument will be based on a specific close reading of the painting and poem. Be bold and daring: use your imagination!!!
Please categorize your post under “The Romantic Turn” and don’t forget to create specific and relevant tags. The post is due by 9:30am Wednesday (4/17). And please sign your posts so that your TA and I know who wrote what.
Warning: students who don’t submit their post on time or edit their blog post after the submission deadline, will not receive a grade (a “0”).
Théodore Gericault (French, 1791–1824) Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct, 1818
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), The Abby in the Oakwood, 1808-1810
Caspar David Friedrich, The Monk by the Sea, 1809
Joseph William Turner (1775-1851), Buttermere Lake : A Shower, 1798
English Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century (1660-1837) Gone Global 