Meaning & use
Romanticism
An artistic and literary movement emphasizing emotion, imagination, and nature, arising in the late 18th century.
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Romanticism shaped the poetry of writers like Wordsworth, who celebrated nature and personal feeling.
The dramatic landscapes in the painting reflect the influence of Romanticism.
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Romanticism developed partly as a reaction against Enlightenment rationalism, favoring intuition, emotion, and individual imagination instead.
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