PPT-Romanticism Romanticism Movement associated with imagination and boundlessness

Contrasted with Rationalism which is commonly associated with reason and restriction Originated In the mid 1800s in Germany due to a strong influence of literature music and art Characteristics. By: Kelsey Sauers, Braden Hays, Joseph Abera, and Josh Patino. What is Romanticism? . Romanticism:. a movement in the arts and literature that emphasizes inspiration and primacy of the individual . Romanticism has very little to do with things popularly thought of as “romantic.” (although love may occasionally be the subject of Romantic art).  . Colonial literature. Puritanism – . Belief that man is inherently evil. Only the divine mercy of God will allow them into Heaven.. Rationalism-. . Humans can use their own reasoning; they do not need God to figure out their own solutions to their own problems.. Early 1800s -1865 . What Romanticism is NOT!. Despite the name “Romantic”, this literary period DOES NOT deal with sappy love stories. . So…What is Romanticism?. Romanticism is the name of the literary period that followed the Age of Reason (Revolutionary literature) . Also called American Renaissance. 1850-1855. What is Romanticism?. A movement that considers the rational inferior to the intuitive.. What are Romanticism’s roots?. Romanticism roots. Reaction against Age of . 1800-1855. Romanticism. The term derives from “romance,” . which from the Medieval Period (1200-1500) and on simply meant a story (e.g. all the chivalric, King Arthur legends) that was . adventuristic. Definition. A movement in art, literature, and music during the 19. th. century. . Characterized by the 5 “I”s. Imagination. Intuition. Idealism. Inspiration. Individuality. Imagination. Imagination was emphasized over “reason.”. American Romanticism. Important Historical Background. Period of rapid growth: Louisiana Purchase, nationalism, and self-awareness.. War of 1812- America is “for real.”. Mexican-American War (1846-1848) – Texas comes in as a slave state. Romanticism, Washington Irving, and His Works. Romanticism. Romanticism is the opposite of what America’s literature HAS been. It is a reaction to . classicism. or the “age or reason”. Instead of reason and control, the literature focuses on emotion, imagination, and self-revelation. English III. Journal Warm-Up. Consider the following quote by Friedrich Nietzsche:. “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”. . i. n American Literature. 1800-1870. http://www.honors.uiuc.edu/eng255/lectures/12-13.html. Historical and Cultural Background. Write down the essential questions. :. What is the relationship between place and literature?. Gothic Literature movement. Dark Romanticism. A literary subgenre of Romantic Literature that emerged from the transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.. The Dark Romantics adapted images of anthropomorphized evil in the form of Satan, devils, . Gothic Literature movement. Dark Romanticism. A literary subgenre of Romantic Literature that emerged from the transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.. Works in the dark romantic spirit were influenced by Transcendentalism, but did not entirely embrace the ideas of Transcendentalism. . Romanticism 1800-1855 Romanticism The term derives from “romance,” which from the Medieval Period (1200-1500) and on simply meant a story (e.g. all the chivalric, King Arthur legends) that was adventuristic Definition:. Dark romanticism which focuses on perceived darkness in the human soul and the embrace of sin and evil in the society.. Origin. Began during social upheaval in England. Idealistic views of economic and political conditions contradicted realistic state of economy and politics.