Literature - A Mirror Of Socie

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of the upper class. (Thompson
857) These writers followed "formal rules"(Thorlby 282), and based
their works on scientific observations and logic (Thompson 895).
The Revolution gave the common people and writers more freedom
to express feelings and stimulated them to use reason. According to
Thompson, The Revolution "had a major impact on Nineteenth- Century
European Life." (895) It sent a strong wave of emotion and revival
throughout France (Peyre 59). This lead to new laws and standards for
the citizens, including newer, less imposing literary standards.
Romanticism marked a profound change in both literature and
thought. Romanticism, according to Webster's Dictionary, is defined
as "a literary movement (as in early 19th century Europe) marked
especially by an emphasis on the imagination and emotions and by the
use of autobiographical material." Although this may be true, there
is no single commonly accepted ...

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