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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

1800-1900 (ish)
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The Romantic Period was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe and began around the end of the 18th century

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The term romantic first appeared in the 18th century english and originally meant "romance like" resembling the fanciful characters of midevil romances

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Romanticism was a form of rebellion against the classical period

Romanticism revived medievalism, yet both were soon replaced a century later by realism.

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romantic music

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Facts

  • most romantic artists preferred nature as their theme
  • also focused on distant, exotic, and mysterious settings

They relied on their feelings to gain inspiration and a purpose for their art.

Facts

  • musical instruments became more available for the public
  • music was expressive and emotional
  • nationalistic aproach

composers

  • Frédéric chopin
  • Liszt
  • Smetena
  • Tchaikovsky
  • Beethoven
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Ludwig Van Beethoven bridged the gap between classical and romantic music

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Despite being known for its art forms, romanticism also impacted education, historiography, and the natural sciences.

focused on emotions

  • apprehension
  • terror
  • awe
  • love
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key qualities

  • order
  • calm
  • harmony
  • balance
  • idealization
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Romanticism began as early as 1750 and ended around the early 1900's.

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ROMANTIC LITERATURE

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famous romanticism folktales

  • Hansel and Gretel
  • Cinderella
  • Little Red Riding Hood
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Facts

  • no other period in english literature displays more variety in style, theme, and content
  • Sir walter Scott was the most famous romantic novelist
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major writers

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Edgar Allen Poe
  • Walt Whitman
  • William Blake
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Romantic art

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Facts

  • art was more prominent as paintings rather than sculptures
  • paintings had emphasis on imagination, and emotions
  • mindset for no restraints, no limits
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famous artists

  • Thomas Gainsborough
  • J.M.W turner
  • Casper David Frederick

Facts

  • art was still in a neoclassical form
  • major themes through out the romantic period was liberty, equality, and fraternity

Trivia

  • Sturm and Drang was the first piece created in the romantic period
  • william cullen bryant was a poetry prodigy at age 9
  • edgar allen poe dropped out of the university of virginia due to gambling debt
  • around same time as civil war in america

now we will listen to some music from the romantic period