Did Keats write “To Autumn” during the Industrial Revolution?
Keats wrote To Autumn in 1819. The industrial revolution does not have an exact starting point and different historians view it as starting at different periods. Some suggesting that it started in the late 18th century others that it did not start until the mind 19th century. However the general consensus is that the industrialisation was a gradual process, and many historians shy away from the term industrial revolution as it gives the impression of a singular event rather then the gradual process. How you choose to define the beginning and end of this process is not clear. Some historians have chosen important events, or inventions to mark the beginning of the industrial revolution, however this is an arbitrary approach and does not reflect the reality of gradual industrialisation. To answer your question you can say that 1819 is in a period of major economic, technological and social change, and could arguably be stated that it was during the “industrial revolution”.
