Romanticism (also known as the
Romantic era) was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that
originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was
at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Romanticism was
characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as
glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than
the classical. It was partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution the
aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment, and the
scientific rationalization of nature—all components of modernity. It was
embodied most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but had a major
impact on historiography, education, the social sciences, and the natural sciences.
It had a significant and complex effect on politics, with romantic thinkers
influencing liberalism, radicalism, conservatism and nationalism.
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