Romanticism

Romanticism

1. 1. The Marais, Paris, May 1762: Publishment “Emile”a book about raising children by Jean-Jaques Rousseau, his objective was to let children know what they will have to expect for the future.

2. 2. Brook Street, London, August 1770: Thomas Chatterton a Young man who kills himself since no one wanted to publish his poetry, due to that tragic action he became a symbol for Romanticism which is borrows from Christianity.

3. 3. Lepzif, Germany, 1774: Goethe published The sorrows of Young Werther it is a book which talks about a imposible love between Werther and Charlotte, a married woman, Werther kills himself since he could not accomplish his goal to be with Charlotte.

4. 4. Madrid, Spain, 1798: Francisco Goya produced images called “The sleep of reasons brings out monsters" which represents the power of the irrational over humans fragile minds.

5. 5. The Lake District, England, December 1799: William Wordsworth and his sister moved to this place mentioned where in nine years William will write some of the greatest poetry in English language where he is inspired by nature and how a simple life is a beatiful style to live.

6. 6. Niagara, United States, September 1829: The painter Thomas Cole paints one of the most characteristics images of the mighty Niagara Falls with a couple of native American in the foreground. He became famous thanks to his nature paintings. Romanticism is not a believe of religions, it looks for the feelings and the art of expressing them in a deeply way.

7. 7. Westminster, London, April 1847: The architect Augusts Pugin designed a new buildeing after 14 years the destruction of the British parliament, this building looked medieval because Augusts wanted to represent the pre-industrial past of the city.

8. 8. Saint-Germain, Paris, May 1843: Charles Baudelaire wrote a poem that talked about a stroller a person who does not work and just spend his time observing the life of the modern city, this stroller who is actually a not boring prince.

9. 9. Le Havre, April 1891: Paul Gaugguin a french painter whose main goal was scape to scape of the artificial and conventional his paintings were about women looking relaxing and without anything on, he thought that Civilization is what made us sick.

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