Romanticism

Cultural Dictionary's Definition

A movement in literature and the fine arts, beginning in the early nineteenth century, that stressed personal emotion, free play of the imagination, and freedom from rules of form. Among the leaders of romanticism in world literature were Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Victor Hugo, Jean-Jacques Rousseau,and Friedrich von Schiller.

When asked, “What is Romanticism?” More than half the people would provide a usual answer, “something having to do with romance or relationships.” Although their definition is not completely wrong, but the true meaning of Romanticism shall be spread to those who are clueless.

The Romantic Movement is also known as Romanticism which began in the Western part of Europe during the late 18^th century and remained accepted in the early 19^th century. This movement could be considering a change of thought during that period of time. It was personified strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but it also had a major impact on historiography, education and the natural sciences. The ideal behind this movement were entrenched by the politics allowing artists to develop new ideas informing the people to look at the world in a vast amount of ways. Basically, this allowed many people to change their point of view in defining life. Furthermore, it changed the way humans were thinking from a pre-determined mindset to something never experienced before. This creates an imagination never seen before, adding imagery to society. 

Works Cited

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/romanticism