Romanticism: Emotions and Nature

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📋 Course Outline

  1. Romanticism Origins
  2. Reaction Against Enlightenment
  3. Nature in Literature
  4. Emotion and Individualism
  5. Supernatural and Gothic
  6. Historical and Nationalist Themes
  7. Major Romantic Poets
  8. Romantic Poetry Characteristics
  9. Romantic Prose and Fiction
  10. Romantic Visual Arts
  11. Legacy and Influence

📖 1. Romanticism Origins

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Romanticism: An artistic, literary, and intellectual movement originating in late 18th-century Europe emphasizing emotion, individualism, nature, and the glorification of the past, especially the medieval era. It emerged as a reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.

  • Emotion and Individualism: Central themes highlighting personal feelings, subjective experience, and the unique perspective of the individual, often expressed through poetry, prose, and art.

  • The Sublime: A concept describing awe-inspiring beauty or grandeur in nature or art that evokes both admiration and a sense of terror, emphasizing the power and mystery of the natural world.

  • Gothic and Supernatural: Elements involving mysterious, eerie, or supernatural themes, often used to evoke emotion and explore human fears, as seen in Gothic novels and poetry.

  • Nostalgia and the Past: Romantic writers' fascination with medieval history and national folklore, using the past as a source of inspiration and identity, often romanticized and idealized.

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1. What are the origins of Romanticism?

2. Which of the following best describes the origins of Romanticism in late 18th-century Europe?

3. Which of the following works is a key example of the Gothic and supernatural themes that emerged as a reaction against Enlightenment rationalism?

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Romanticism — origin?

Late 18th-century Europe, reaction against Enlightenment.

Romanticism — definition?

Artistic movement emphasizing emotion, nature, individualism.

Reaction to Enlightenment — focus?

Emphasized emotion, intuition, individualism over reason.

Gothic — elements?

Eerie, supernatural themes to evoke emotion.

Nature in Romantic Literature — role?

Inspires, reflects human emotion, embodies the sublime.

Sublime — concept?

Awe and terror inspired by nature or art.

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