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The Romanticism Period (1800 - 1860)
ROMANTICISM
Romanticism (also the Romantic era or the Romantic period) was an artistic, literary, and
intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century. It was
partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the aristocratic social and political norms of
the Age of Enlightenment, and the scientific rationalization of nature. It was embodied
most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but had a major impact on
historiography, education and the natural sciences.
What are the Origins of Romanticism? origins of
Romanticism? The Romantic movement is a movement that began in Europe in the late 18th
century
The Romantic period was an intellectual and artistic movement—this includes
literature, visual art, music and architecture
The Romantic movement flourished in Britain—we still read many of the British
Romantic poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Percy
Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.
American Romanticism
The movement began in America in 1828 (roughly)
It ended in 1865 with the onslaught of the Civil War, which led to the Age of Realism.
Social and Political Influences in the Romanticism Period
Industrialism
First occurred in Britain
Power shifted from aristocratic
landowners to middle class city
dwellers
Populations moved from an
agrarian (rural) center to an
urban center
Characteristics of Romanticism
1. The Engaged & Enraged Artist
2. The Individual/ The Dreamer
3. Glorification of Nature
4. Revival of Past Styles
5. The Supernatural
6. Exoticism
The Romantic Hero
The Romantic Hero valued emotion rather than
rational thought, he often lived excluded from
society, and became one with the natural world.
He was youthful, innocent, intuitive, close to
nature, and hopelessly uneasy with women who
represented the trappings of civilization.
The “Noble Savage” – an idealization of the Native
American as the epitome (best example) of
simplicity, innocence and closeness with nature.
The Dark Romantics
Emphasizes the supernatural, grotesque,
the gloomy and the morbid.
Unlike the Romantics, the Dark Romantics
acknowledged the evil of man and the
horror of evil.
The Dark Romantics- Edgar Allan Poe ( the
father of the horror genre), Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Herman Melville.
Famous Romantics and their Works
Washington Irving– “Rip Van Winkle” The Legend of Sleep Hollow
James Fenimore Cooper—The Last of the Mohicans
William Cullen Bryant (poet)- “Thanatopsis”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- “Evangeline”
Edgar Allan Poe- many poems and short stories
Herman Melville- Moby Dick
Nathaniel Hawthorne- “The Scarlet Letter”, short stories
Emily Dickinson (Poetry)
Walt Whitman – (Gothic) Leaves of Grass
CONCLUSION
Remember: The Romantic period is not about Romantic love! It is a literary
movement and has nothing to do with the romance novel.
Poets, painters, and musicians no longer trying to make their expression fit
conventional forms, but carving out new forms to capture their feelings and thoughts
Emphasis on the language of the Soul.
Often associated with the terms “American Renaissance” and “Transcendentalism”.
Individuals have unique, endless potential.
Self-realization comes through art.
Artists are the true philosophers.
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