2. Romanticism
Artistic,
literary, and intellectual
movement.
Europe at the end of the eighteenth
century .
Reaction to the Industrial Revolution
and the rationalization of the century
before.
3. Began in Germany.
Proto-romantic movement called
STURM UND DRANG (Storm and
stress)
4. Characteristics of the romantic
literature
French Revolution.
Expression of feelings, including terror.
Against rules.
Individualism and isolation of poets.
Escape from the reality:
Evocation of the past: ancient and
medieval history.
Wild nature, exotic places.
Supernatural.
5. Characteristics of the romantic
literature
Nationalism: development of the
national languages.
Folklore, local customs and
traditions.
Marginalized elements of the society.
