Title: The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature | SkyMinds.Net
Headings: The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature
The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature
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Definition of Romanticism
The romantic international
Political dimension : the birth of Romanticism
The first generation of British romantic poets
The second generation of British romantic poets
Main romantic themes
From society to nature
The Enclosure Movement
An idealization of nature
The expression of personal feelings, energy and passion
A dualistic world
A rediscovery of history and exoticism
Aesthetic dimension
Sommaire de la série 19th Century Literary Movements
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Content: Romanticism is characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical. It is a reaction to the ideas of the Industrial Revolution, the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment, and the scientific rationalization of nature. The meaning of romanticism has changed with time. In the 17th century, “romantic” meant imaginative or fictitious due to the birth of a new literary genre : the novel. Novels, that is to say texts of fiction, were written in vernacular (romance languages), as opposed to religious texts written in Latin. In the 18th century, romanticism is eclipsed by the Age of Enlightenment, where everything is perceived through the prism of science and reason. In the 19th century, “romantic” means sentimental : lyricism and the expression of personal emotions are emphasized. Feelings and sentiments are very much present in romantic works.