It is closely related to the broader concept of Romanticism—the intellectual, artistic and literary movement that became prominent in Europe from approximately 1800 until 1910. A feeling of humanitarianism colored the poetry of Wordsworth, Shelley, and Byron. Its peculiarities which reflect in the artistic, literary and intellectual works of that period, continue to influence artists even in this century. An almost religious response to nature. It was also to some extent a reaction against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in general. Several great English poets died or were wounded in WWI. The focus on nature, emotion, and imagination mark American Romantic … CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROMANTIC ERA 1. An Introduction to British Romanticism English 238—Fall 2011 Romanticism Defined: Romantic has come to mean basically two things: 1. The literary movement