Romanticism Flashcards
What sorts of things are emphasized in romanticism
feelings, imagination, heart, midieval times- dragons, magic
dramatic, nature, heroic, noble savage
what is it a reaction of?
reason and somewhat enlightenment
Which enlightenment thinker was a big influence
Roussea
Who is immanual Kant
- what book did he write and wats it about
- what notions did it like
The Critique of Pure reason
– criticizing people with pure logic
Liked notion of human freedom, god, immortality
Immanuel kant believed in : categorical imperative
meaning…?
We have an inborn sense of what is right or wrong
What did immanuel kant like in enlightenment?
RATIONALISM
A lot of shit is going on in Germany (Stern and drung meaning stressful asf) so what is emphasized?
romanticism
Which german romantics wrote the book, sorrow of Young Werther
Goethe
What is the sorrow of young werther about
a story about a boy who is a lonely sad person who finds a woman that doesnt love him back and he kills himself
What is the faustian bargain
faust (character in a classic german legend) traded is soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge
Who are the grimm brothers
German linguistics that went around collecting fairy tales
which German musician is the man during this time
beethoven
What does all the romanticism in germany lead to?
German nationalism
