Romanticism- according to Wikipedia Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, it was a revolt against the aristocratic norms and was inspired by the industrial revolution. It validated strong emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience, placing new emphasis on such emotions as trepidation, horror and terror and awe—especially that which is experienced in confronting the sublimity of untamed nature and its picturesque qualities, both new aesthetic categories.
Romanticism- according to Webster:
1. Consisting of or resembling romance
2. Having no basis in facts
3. impractical in conception or plan
4. marked by the imaginative or emotional appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, remote, mysterious, or idealized
5. a : having an inclination for romance : responsive to the appeal of what is idealized, heroic, or adventurous
b : marked by expressions of love or affection
c : conducive to or suitable for lovemaking
b : marked by expressions of love or affection
c : conducive to or suitable for lovemaking
6. of, relating to, or constituting the part of the hero especially in a light comedy
Romanticism- some random website: Whereas rationalism was dominated by logic and reason, romanticism is more emotional, less controlled
Romanticism- Sixth Edition, Handbook to Literature: Romanticism arose so gradually and exhibited so many phases that a satisfactory definition is not possible
Romanticism- some random website: Whereas rationalism was dominated by logic and reason, romanticism is more emotional, less controlled
Romanticism- Sixth Edition, Handbook to Literature: Romanticism arose so gradually and exhibited so many phases that a satisfactory definition is not possible
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