I've had a stormy relationship with the Romantics (which is a hilarious joke if you think about it). Mostly, I hate them. Every now and then they'll write something and I'll think 'Oh, now that's pretty,' but overall they're a bunch of emo 20somethings who need to get over how much they like to FEEL. If I want to read about young people weeping over how much they love something, I'll go look at Tumblr (Tumblr is comprised almost entirely of teenage girls writing that 'seriously you guys, my keyboard is covered in tears -- emma watson looked SO pretty tonight'). Because honestly, I'd prefer that to some 25-year-old man crying because a mountain is really really big.
What set this off was seeing this picture of Thomas Chatterton:
He's apparently considered the first English Romantic poet. He, of course, committed suicide (it was maybe an accident) at age 17. Of course. But look at that picture! Look at it! Can you BLAME the Victorians for r…
What set this off was seeing this picture of Thomas Chatterton:
He's apparently considered the first English Romantic poet. He, of course, committed suicide (it was maybe an accident) at age 17. Of course. But look at that picture! Look at it! Can you BLAME the Victorians for r…