The characteristics of Romanticism as an artistic movement.

... The characteristics of Romanticism as an artistic movement Title: The Characters of Romanticism as an Artistic Movement A significant period of the development of mankind in arts is Romanticism (1770-1832). Romanticism, an artistic and literary expression of Liberal thought, was initially introduced in Spain in 1820. Romanticism emphasized the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, the beautiful and rebellion against social conventions. Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of the precepts of order, calm, harmony, balance, and rationality that characterized Classicism in general and late 18th century, Neoclassicism in particular. It was also to some extent a reaction against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in general. The thesis of this paper is to point up the tenets of Romanticism. Firstly, an influential characteristic of the romance was its evocation of strong, irrational emotions-particularly horror. Whereas Voltaire and his comrades had abhorred "enthusiasm" and

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