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Josh Kirby

ENG 272-01

Mrs. Hamner

7/22/2014

English Culture in Literature

English literature is incredibly moving, influential, and popular throughout history. English culture is one of the most widely studied and heavily dissected literary cultures of all time. Coming from and English background, being able to relate to this culture is an incredible experience. There are many incredible English literary influences. Some include William Wordsworth, William Blake, and John Keats. All three of these writers come from an English background and had an astounding influence on English Literature, specifically poetry, revolving heavily around the Romantic period. These English poets embodied the Romanticism spirit of their time and culture. They began to write with more passion than ever before. These poets believed that there writing should encompass what they believe, feel, and what they are going through. Prior to this time period this kind of writing was unheard of. Wordsworth, for example, had an interesting outlook on his literature. Wordsworth used nature to present selfhood, he spoke with a conversational diction, as well as with a naturalistic language. Each of these writers had their own way of communicating what they were going through with their poetry. But all of these writers did so rebelliously, speaking their mind and their hearts through their literature. Without this English Romanticism movement, literature would not be the same.

As the times were changing, and a large amount of much war and governmental change occurred, people needed a way to deal with their feelings. After events like the reign of terror, or the storming of Bastille, people needed a way to cope with the difficult situations. These English poets allowed for exactly that to happen. English poets in this romantic period had a huge impact on various aspects of life and literature. The first and obvious effect was on the writing style itself. This naturalistic and organic way or...