ROMANTACISM MOVEMENT

Romanticism Movement



Abstract

Romanticism was a 19th-century artistic movement that highlighted individual expressiveness, replacing the more formal, hierarchical enlightenment certainties of the 18th century. Inspired by the libertarian ideals of the French Revolution and kick-started by the upheavals of the Napoleonic wars, romanticism was embodied in the life and work of radical, left-leaning musicians, painters and poets. Romanticism in its modern dictionary includes the components sofa folk music and mythic legends which are also in direct relation to the roman cist poetry, both in the broader context are somehow linked to romantic nationalism.

Table of Contents

Abstractii

Introduction:1

Discussion1

Romanticism in Literature:1

Romanticist Dance3

Romanticist Music:3

Conclusion5

References6

Romanticism Movement

Introduction

Romanticism strengthened its feet as an artistic movement in the late 1700s from Europe in opposition to the industrial revolution; this movement was a reaction to the principles of classicism. Romanticism figured itself as a style which laid importance on the individual and collective progress as a society with profound emotional reactions. Objectives of the romanticism were seen as a point which leads the human towards the nature so that a society can come into existence which believed in humanity and good for all rather than of individuals. This movement presented artists as the sole authority and presented them as the creator of the own self. It also pushed for the change of preference regarding the senses and emotions it stressed upon the fact that reasoning and intellect should not be preferred over senses and emotions as it does not help the society to grow and serve each and every individual. Moreover romanticism was an uprising against the norms and the principles of rationalism which pushed for the exaltation of reasoning and self interest over emotions (Snowman, 2008).

Discussion

Romanticism in Literature:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in his novel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774)”, portrayed an artist of extremely high sensitivity and passionate temperament. Here author cites a vey cherished version of his stay in the village of Wahlheim near Wetzla. Author is charmed by the ways of the peasants which were very simple. There author meets Charlotte, who is an attractive young girl looking after her siblings since the death of her mother. Despite knowing that charlotte is engaged to a man who is 11 years older than her the author falls in love with her. In order to get close with the Charlotte, Werther tries to get close with Albert, who is a fiancée of charlotte, but this act of werther causes great discomfort for him and he eventually leaves for Weimar.(Creole Giselle,2005)

On his return werther neglectfully encounters charlotte and Albert this pain was much more intense because charlotte and Albert are now married. Charlotte out of loyalty towards her husband decides to meet werther for the very last time .On his return the affection for charlotte mounts to a point that where werther decides to die because he can't live without his lady love. He writes a letter to Albert pretending that he is going on a journey and for which he'll be needing two pistols, charlotte receives a letter and sends werther ...