Category: Romanticism

The Scarlet Letter, written by Natheniel Hawthorne, reflects the literary movement of Romanticism through three distinguished characters within the novel to show the connection between the natural world and human emotions. Dimmesdale, who is disclosed to be the father of Pearl, is used by Hawthorne to embody the struggle of man between one’s inner emotions…

Before we compare and discuss the works of leading representatives of Romanticism; Eugène Delacroix and Caspar David Friedrich, we first need to understand the concept of the mentioned art movement. Romanticism first emerged in the mid-18th century as opposed to Neoclassicism, which was characterized by objectivity and reason (hence, the Age of Reason), as a…

Romanticism was the period of time which extended from 1750 to 1870. The major areas in the world vanguarding the movement were Europe, United States of America and Latin America. This movement was countering the rules of law formulas and was embracing imagination, subjectivity, freedom, expression and idealization of nature. During the Romanticism many writers…

When we first started learning about Romanticism after the study of the Enlightenment, I immediately hated the topic. This was because I thought we would have to learn about PDA, emotions, love triangles etc. I instantly connected the word romantism with romance and love. It felt so normal stereotyping the words without thinking. I soon…

Aww romance is what many people accept as true with after they hear American romanticism. People dont understand the genuine evil at the back of such deep dark tales and what would a few call disturbing. They dont recognize that American romanticism is simply supposed for authors that speak approximately instinct over the reality, and…

Romanticism emerged in Europe towards the late 18th century, and is referred to as an artistic, literary and intellectual movement, that opposed many societal aspects such as family, government, and monarchical that were apparent during the Enlightenment period. This era created an atmosphere booming with ideas surrounding freedom, liberty and equality. However, these ideas appeared…