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definition of romanticism
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Romanticism is a literary movement spanning roughly 1790–1850.
What was characteristic of the romanticism?
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Celebration of nature and the common man, a focus on individual experience, an idealization of women, and an embrace of isolation and melancholy.
What was important in Romanticism in relation to imagination?
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Imagination, subjective experience, individual, innovation
What kind of language was used in Romanticism?
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Everyday language, clarity, individual styles
How was nature viewed in Romanticism?
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Nature as the antithesis of materialism; nature as mystical and sublime
How did Romantics view humanity?
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Humanity, childhood, primitive; society as a corrupting influence
What was important about the individual in Romanticism?
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Individual self, self-analysis, individual expression of inner self, importance of emotions
What kinds of characters were typical in Romanticism?
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Poet, hero, heroine; isolated, alienated, unappreciated
What emotional and stylistic features were present in Romanticism?
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Emotional, energetic, changing, improbable, visionary, chaotic, supernatural
How did Romanticism relate to Classicism?
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Antithesis of Classicism, Neoclassicism, Realism
historical reasons for romanticism
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response to enlightenment, the age of revolution in politics (french revolution), 1st industrial revolution
Definition of aesthetic ideas
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these ideas helped shape how Romanticism viewed the world, nature, human experience
aesthetic ideas: the beautiful
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refers to objects or experiences that are pleasing, harmonious, and aesthetically delightful. Feelings: pleasure, peace, joy
aesthetic ideas: the sublime
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the sublime is an aesthetic experience that evokes awe, wonder, and sometimes fear through vast, powerful, or overwhelming natural or artistic phenomenons
aesthetic ideas: the picturesque
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The picturesque refers to a visually charming and irregular beauty, often evokes a sense of nostalgia or artistic appeal
Romantic poets - 1st generation
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William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, Thomas De Quiencey, Walter Scott
Romantic poets - 2nd generation
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Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats

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