Open AccessThe Influence of the Graveyard School and the Transitional Poets on Romanticism
Author(s) -
Wijdan Husain Ali
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal port science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-7220
pISSN - 2616-6232
DOI - 10.36371/port.2018.02.3.8
Subject(s) - sorrow , poetry , romanticism , temporality , literature , romance , art , psychology , philosophy , epistemology
What was called ''Graveyard School'' is in fact, a number of Pre-Romantic English poets who concentrated on subjects of death and sorrow as well as temporality of life in their poems. It is clear that their themes were suggested in their group name. Tomb. Time and human life were presented in their poetry. They described sorrow and the loss of moral values using their imagination. The study sheds light on ' Graveyard School'; it is divided into two chapters and a conclusion. Chapter one gives a brief summary to this school, while chapter two focuses on the era's most creative and successful poets who brought the characteristics of this school in their poems. The conclusion sums the main findings that are given in this study.