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Romanticism Produced by Michael Ukoha John Hopkins Zack Dragicevich

__What is Romanticism__

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Romanticism is a movement in which artists would emphasize human emotion and imagination over reason. Romanticism is closely tied to the idea of the "Romantic." Note the capital 'R' differs from "romantic" meaning "someone involved in romance," although the words have the same root. Now, thats not romanticism but lets go back in time to the early 18th century. Beginning in the last decades of the 18th century, it transformed poetry, the novel, drama, painting, sculpture, all forms of concert music (especially opera), and ballet. Romanticism is the name of the intellectual era which followed the Enlightenment. It is almost exactly opposite in its characteristics to the Enlightenment. The emphasis is upon emotion rather than reason; history and tradition rather than objective planning; admiration of nature rather than control of nature.It traveled quickly to the Western Hemisphere, and in its musical form has triumphed around the globe, so that from London to Boston to Mexico City to Tokyo to Vladivostok to Oslo, the most popular orchestral music in the world is that of the romantic era.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oXDQaAZUv-U __Why Romanticism__

It was deeply connected with the politics of the time, echoing people's fears, hopes, and aspirations. Romantic artists tried to free themselves from the rigid forms and structures of neoclassical art. Rejecting the mechanization and ugliness of industrialized society, many turned to nature, glorifying its awesome power and quiet beauty. The struggle for personal freedom and heroic rebellion against society's established rules are frequent themes in their works.

__Works of Art__

Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David

The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Casper David Friedrich

The romantic aspect of this painting is the fog in the distance, which is a symbol for divinity. [|Liberty Leading the People] by [|Eugène Delacroix]



Beethoven [ Symphony 5, movement 1]

Mozart {40th symphony, movement 1}

__//**Works of Literature**//__

Try to be 'Romantic' every once in a while.