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Romanticism

Romanticism

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A movement in art and writing that values strong feeling and nature over rules and city life
  • noun
  • /roʊˈmæntɪˌsɪzəm/
  • Literature
translation icon : romanticismo
  • During the era of Romanticism, artists sought inspiration from nature and human emotions, creating works that expressed deep feelings.
  • English Romanticism
  • German Romanticism
  • influence of Romanticism

You know, some people call him the one of the early figures of dark Romanticism.

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Examples

  • As might be inferred from their ontologies, both thinkers were heavily influenced by Romanticism.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Each study was different technically and stylistically, and together the twelve were a monument to Romanticism.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • What was going on with Romanticism and what was its primary criticism and how does it continue to influence critics of material progress?

  • The debate on Romanticism has been recounted numerous times in recent years.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Wagner's classical music is an especially compelling example of Romanticism combined with enthusiasm for utopian conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Notably through symbolism and expressionism, Romanticism asserts itself as a continuum.

  • Another signifier of excessive Romanticism is a flowering of patriotic zeal.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The art of the late 18th century is often characterized by Romanticism, which celebrated emotion and nature over rationalism.

  • Many famous poets, including Wordsworth and Coleridge, were influential figures in the Romanticism movement.

Synonyms

Romantic Movement
vsRomanticism
  • Literature
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A movement in art and writing that values strong feeling and nature over reason

emphasizes inspiration, subjective feeling, and nature's importance over civilization

Antonyms

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A style in art, literature, and buildings that uses ideas from ancient Greece and Rome and values order and simplicity

Compounds

A European movement before the Romantic movement that focuses on nature and feeling

How Realistic

verism
  • Literature
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naturalism
  • Literature
2 8.1
realism
12 6.1
Romanticism
  • Literature
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idealism
30 5.6
stylization
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Surface Forms

Romanticism singular
Romanticisms plural

Morphology

Romanticism = romantic (transparent) = romantic + ism

Standard formation of a movement/ideology from an adjective ('romantic' + '-ism'), so the meaning is directly derived for learners who know 'romantic' and '-ism'.

Etymology

Romanticism comes from romance, which originally meant a 'story' full of imagination and 'strong feeling', like old tales of love and adventure. So Romanticism is the art movement that values emotion, imagination, and the power of nature.