Romantic Movement Research Assignments:

Knute: Friedric Chopin, Lord Byron
Claudia: Jean Jacques Rousseau, William Blake+
Noelle: Franz Schubert, Thomas Cole
Erin: Eugene Delacroix, Mary Shelley
Elizabeth: Mozart, William Wordsworth
Mackenzie: Richard Wagner, John Keats
Hannah: Beethoven, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Derek: Francisco Goya, Percy Shelley
John: Albert Bierstadt, the Brothers Grimm+

You should find the following information to present to the class:
  • birth and death dates
  • country of origin and/or country most associated with
  • how their work expresses the ideals of the Romantic Movement
  • one interesting trivia bit (doesn't have to be related to Romantic Movement)
  • for painters: at least one visual example of his work
  • for musicians: at least one audio example of his work
  • for poets: one example of a poem not found in our "Portable" book

All research should be completed and ready to present on Thursday, March 4.
+Claudia and John: please see me before you begin your research.