Question

Recall the discussion of humanism as it applied to your study of the Renaissance era. In what ways are the romantic poets descendants of that philosophy? In what ways do they diverge from it? Explain your answer. Your answer should be at least 250 words.

Answer 1

Humanism was the era when humans were placed in spotlight - before that, the Church propagated that religion and social groups were what mattered, but then suddenly people realized that in fact they are individuals and that is something they should be fighting to preserve. 
This is one of the ideas that Romantic poets also took and wrote about in their poetry. For them, humans, emotions, nature, etc. were of utmost importance and they didn't really pay much attention to religion or politics. Humanism taught them that individuality is what matters and they highly valued that belief.