Romanticism LEQ prep Flashcards
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“The Sorrows of the Young Werther” (individualism)
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Johann Goethe. 1st romantic figure of male lovers losing young maidens to disease
2
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Y - Sentiment
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Emphasis on emotion in romanticism
3
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“Eroica”
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Ludwig von Beethoven. Used uncontrolled rhythms to create dramatic struggle and uplifted resolutions. Bridge from classical to romantic.
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Z - love of nature
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Importance of nature
5
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“The Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog”
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Caspar Friendrich. Nature = manifestation of divine life
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“Frankenstein”
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Mary Shelly. Frankenstein symbolized danger of science when it tried to conquer nature
7
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X - Individualism
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a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control. Romantics had distinctive long hair and outrageous clothes to rebel against middle-class conventions
