Romanticism as a literary movement marked a period when
authors, and society in general, became much less trusting of the church and other
institutions and much more interested in recognizing the worth and power of the
individual and individual experiences. Enhancement of personal perceptions through use
of drugs became acceptable, dreams and visions were recognized as being significant and
worthy of serious consideration and interpretation, and emotion was considered more
important than intellect. Reflecting many of these viewpoints, poetry was the favored
form of writing during the Romantic period.
Prominent
authors of the Romantic movement include Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, Percy Shelley, and William Wordsworth.
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