Romanticism Flashcards
1
Q
When was the romantic movement?
A
1820-1860
2
Q
What did romantics emphasise?
A
- Emotion
- Nature
- Imagination
3
Q
What ideas did romantic writers focus on?
A
Democracy and freedom, rooted in the American Revolution.
4
Q
What plays a big role in romantic novels?
A
The Frontier and the American landscape
5
Q
What are romantic novels obsessed with?
A
Nature - trees, flowers, fields, sunsets etc.
6
Q
What is central to romantic novels?
A
Individualism - they write about individuals tested by their surroundings as they try to exert themselves in a world forcing them to conform.
7
Q
What shapes our experience of the world according to romantics?
A
Our emotions
