Abstract
There are many domains research about romanticism. Whereas, the research about British positive romanticism is little. The positive romanticism has its remarkable characteristics in the various countries. The English positive romanticism pushed the romanticism literature to the high tide. Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind is one of the best works of positive romanticism of Britain. This thesis mainly analyzes the background of Ode to the West Wind, and the features of positive romanticism. This thesis appreciates Ode to the West Wind in various ways by analyzing the subjectivism, the political lyricism, idealism. This thesis also illustrates the features of human being admiration for nature. Both the style of this poem and the writing ways of the poem express the British positive romanticism characteristics vividly.
Key Words
Ode to the West Wind; British; positive romanticism
Abstract ................................................................I
Key Words ...............................................................I
摘 要 ..................................................................II
关键词 ..................................................................II
Introduction ............................................................1
I. The Definition of Romanticism and Positive Romanticism............... 2
II. The Background of Romanticism and Positive Romanticism...............3
III.The Background of Shelley and Ode to the West Wind...................4
A.The Background of Shelley.............................................4
B. The Background of Ode to the West Wind ..............................5
IV. The Features of Positive Romanticism in Ode to the West Wind........ 6
A. Enthusiasm ..........................................................6
B. Subjectivism ........................................................7
C. Idealism and Imagination ............................................7
D. Political Tendentiousness........................................... 8
E. Emotion and Nature.................................................. 8
F. Syncretism with Other Art ...........................................10
G. The Writing Style ...................................................10
a. The Free Writing Style ..............................................10
b. The Feature of the Poem’s Words 121
H. Rhetoric Device .....................................................12
a.Hyperbole.............................................................12
b.The Symbol Device.....................................................12
Conclusion ..............................................................13
Acknowledgements ........................................................14
Bibliography ............................................................15