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Essay Archive - 19th Century Romanticism in Europe
19th Century Romanticism in Europe
Romanticism began in the early 19th century and radically changed
the way people perceived themselves and the state of nature around them.
Unlike Classicism, which stood for order and established the foundation
for architecture, literature, painting and music, Romanticism allowed
people to get away from the constricted, rational views of life and
concentrate on an emotional and sentimental side of humanity. This not
only influenced political doctrines and ideology, but was also a sharp
contrast from ideas and harmony featured during the Enlightenment. The
Romantic era grew alongside the ....
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