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ROMANTICISM
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Mind Map on ROMANTICISM, created by Natasha Fix on 11/04/2017.
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ROMANTICISM
originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century (Germany: "Sturm und Drang")
Characteristics
emphasis on intense emotion and individualism
glorification of past/nature
reaction to Industrial Revolution (1820-1840)/Age of Enlightenment (focus on reason)/scientific rationalization of nature
heroic individualists and artists
content of the art had to come from imgaination of the artist -> concept of genius
distrustful of the human world -> close connection with nature is healthy -> inspiration for poetry
favor of intuition and emotion -> also Poe's characters are dominated by their emotions
setting: obscure or unknown place -> timelessness
ordinary speech
Greek and Roman ruins
rebellion
sense and sensuality (not the mind)
Dark Romanticism
literary sub-genre
fascination with melancholia, insanity, crime, ghosts, irrational
self-destruction and human fallibility
nature in a sinister light -> Transcendentalism: nature is universal, divine
death, supernatural force, loss of love, flawed society, evils of human nature
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