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Romantic Romantic - emotion over reason, spontaneous (自发)emotion, a change from the outer world of social civilization to the inner world of the human spirit, poetry should be free from all rules, imagination, nature, commonplace The romantic emphasized the special qualities of each individual’s mind. Romanticism in England The Age of Romanticism(1798-1850) Romanticism was originated in England. The general characteristics of Romanticism: moral enthusiasm, faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception, and a presumption that nature was a source of goodness and man’s society a source of corruption. Background of Romanticism The most important event is the French Revolution (1789), which at first gave British people great hope for a better future with rights and independence for all men but later brought them despair and nightmare. Declaration of Rights of Man (1791-2), Thomas Paine Inquiry concerning Political Justice (1793), William Godwin A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), Mary Wollstonecraft Background-- Economically: the Great Industrial Revolution Continued fast changes took place both in the country and in the cities; Many farmhands driven out of land rushed into the city; Women and children were employed as cheap labor; New machines were set up, rendering many out of work; Disparity was growing between the rich and the poor; Expansion abroad continued: ( America), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the West Indies and other nations. Romantic Musicians Wolfgang Sebastian Bach Ludwig von Beethoven “immortal beloved” Johan Brahms; Frederic Chopin Franz List; Peter Tchaikovsky Franz Schubert; Richard Wagner Guiseppi Verdi Ludwig von BeethovenGreat composer of symphonies Poetry: the Age of Romantic Poetry Differences between 18th century and 19th century ( between Neoclassicism and Romanticism) reason vs passion reason vs imagination commercial vs natural industrial vs pastoral present vs past society vs indi