The Romantic Era

Reaction against Enlightenment rationalism: emotion, nature, and the sublime in art and thought.

Specifications & Metrics

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c. 1780 – 1850

Core Principles & Analysis

• Romanticism arose as a reaction to Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
• Wordsworth, Byron, and Goethe defined its literature; Beethoven and Chopin its music.
• Its emphasis on feeling and nation shaped nineteenth-century politics and art.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Romanticism