Romanticism
Germany and England were the large forces in this movement. Over the course of the late 1700s to the late 1800s Romanticism spread philosophy and art through Western societies of the world. The earlier part of this movement overlapped with the Age of Revolutions. The idea of the creative imagination was rising above the idea of reason. Minute elements of nature, such as bugs and pebbles, were considered divine. There were many variations of the perception of nature in these works. Instead of allegory, this era moved towards myths and symbols. The power of human emotion emerged during this period.
- Manuel José Quintana
- José Zorrilla
- Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
- Rosalía de Castro (in Galician and Spanish)
- José de Espronceda
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Famous quotes containing the word romanticism:
“You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.”
—Charles Bukowski (1920–1994)
“For me, Romanticism is the most recent and the most current expression of beauty.”
—Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)