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Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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What is Romanticism?

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An artistic, literary, and intellectual movement emphasizing emotion, nature, and individualism.

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Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

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A philosopher whose ideas on emotion and nature influenced the Romantic movement.

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Name a notable work of William Blake.

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Songs of Innocence and Experience.

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What themes did William Wordsworth celebrate in his poetry?

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Nature and the human spirit.

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5
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Which poem is Samuel Taylor Coleridge known for?

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

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Who is known for creating Byronic heroes?

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Lord Byron.

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Fill in the blank: Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote ______ to the West Wind.

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[key learning term].

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8
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What is Mary Shelley famous for?

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The author of Frankenstein.

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Define Gothic Literature.

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A genre combining Romanticism and horror, featuring supernatural elements and dark themes.

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What is Victor Hugo known for?

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Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

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Who wrote Faust?

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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12
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Name a famous painting by Caspar David Friedrich.

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Wanderer above the Sea of Fog.

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13
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Which Spanish painter is known for The Third of May 1808?

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Francisco Goya.

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14
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What is Eugène Delacroix known for?

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Liberty Leading the People.

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Identify a key characteristic of J.M.W. Turner’s work.

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Expressive landscapes and maritime scenes.

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What does Romantic Nationalism emphasize?

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National identity, folklore, and cultural heritage.

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Who are The Brothers Grimm?

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German folklorists who collected and published Grimm’s Fairy Tales.

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18
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What is a defining feature of Romantic Music?

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Emphasis on emotion and individual expression.

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19
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Which composer is known for his Ninth Symphony?

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Ludwig van Beethoven.

20
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Franz Schubert is known for his compositions called _______.

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[key learning term].

21
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What is Frederic Chopin renowned for?

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Piano compositions that emphasized emotion and virtuosity.

22
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Which composer created Symphonie Fantastique?

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Hector Berlioz.

23
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Richard Wagner is known for which operatic works?

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The Ring Cycle and Tristan und Isolde.

24
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What is Nationalism in Music?

A

A movement where composers incorporated folk melodies and themes from their native lands.

25
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What defines Romantic Ballet?

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Emphasizes expressiveness and ethereal themes.

26
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Who is Henry David Thoreau?

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An American transcendentalist writer known for Walden.

27
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What did Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasize in his philosophy?

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Self-reliance and the connection between humans and nature.

28
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Edgar Allan Poe is known for which types of stories?

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Macabre stories and poems like The Raven.

29
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Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote which notable work?

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The Scarlet Letter.

30
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What is Herman Melville’s famous novel?

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Moby-Dick.

31
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What is Walt Whitman known for?

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Leaves of Grass.

32
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What does the Hudson River School represent?

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A group of American Romantic painters known for grand landscapes.

33
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Define Romantic Orientalism.

A

A fascination with Eastern cultures in Western Romantic literature and art.

34
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What is Exoticism in the context of Romanticism?

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A tendency to idealize foreign lands and cultures.

35
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How did Romanticism influence Japan?

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Blending traditional themes with new emotional depth.

36
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What major economic shift did Romantic artists often react against?

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The Industrial Revolution.

37
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True or False: Romanticism emphasized emotion and imagination.

A

True.

38
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What is the main difference between Romanticism and Realism?

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Romanticism focused on emotion and imagination, while Realism focused on everyday life and accuracy.

39
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Who is Gustave Courbet?

A

A leading Realist painter who rejected Romantic idealism.

40
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Honoré de Balzac is known for which literary work?

A

La Comédie Humaine.

41
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Charles Dickens highlighted what themes in his works?

A

Social injustices.

42
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Leo Tolstoy wrote which famous novels?

A

War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

43
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Fyodor Dostoevsky is known for which psychological novel?

A

Crime and Punishment.

44
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What legacy did Romanticism leave on later artistic movements?

A

Influenced movements like Symbolism and Modernism.

45
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What characterizes Realism as a literary and artistic movement?

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Focus on everyday reality.

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