Flashcard: Romanticism: Emotions and Nature — 10 carte

Romanticism — origin?

Late 18th-century Europe, reaction against Enlightenment.

Romanticism — definition?

Artistic movement emphasizing emotion, nature, individualism.

Reaction to Enlightenment — focus?

Emphasized emotion, intuition, individualism over reason.

Gothic — elements?

Eerie, supernatural themes to evoke emotion.

Nature in Romantic Literature — role?

Inspires, reflects human emotion, embodies the sublime.

Sublime — concept?

Awe and terror inspired by nature or art.

Reaction Against Enlightenment — focus?

Emphasized emotion over reason, nature over science.

Major Romantic poets?

Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, Byron.

Romanticism — influence?

Shaped modern views on emotion, nature, creativity.

Themes in Romantic poetry?

Nature's power, emotion, individual experience.