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Elements of Romanticism Rebellion against Neoclassicism Primitivism Love of Nature Sympathetic Interest in the Past Mysticism Individualism Mind and Heart Romanticism exalted emotion over reason, the senses over the intellect Primitivism Noble Savage: The idea that primitive human beings are naturally good and that whatever evil they developed is the product of the corrupting influences of society and civilization Primitivism Human beings were potentially perfect, their faults are due to the vicious influence of the type of society in which they live, one which tended progressively to restrict freedom and lessen moral goodness Love of Nature Earl of Shaftesbury contended that God had revealed himself completely through Nature— Nature was perfect Primitive People closer to God Human nature prone to good; evil result of self-imposed limitations on freedom Mysticism Knowledge of God is attainable through the use of human faculties, transcends intellect and does not use normal human perceptions and logical processes Individualism Heightened awareness of moods and mental potentials as well as personality  Most gothic novels or stories tales of mystery and horror and include the elements of ·??the supernatural, ·??wild and desolate landscapes (dark forests, feudal halls, mysterious castles), wicked villain (witches, monsters, evil lords and ladies) a keen focus on the gloomy atmosphere and setting Transcendentalism Emphasis on imagination as a gateway to transcendent experience and spiritual truth Individualism the spiritual center of the universe - and in an individual can be found the clue to nature, history and, ultimately, the cosmos itself. It is not a rejection of the existence of God, but a preference to explain an individual and the world in terms of an individual. Mysteries of Nature Transcendentalists accepted the neo-Platonic conception of nature as a living mystery, full of signs - nature is symbolic. Individual Virtue * * Romanticism