Episode Titles
1. "The Romantic Explosion" - Anthony Andrews profiles writers and painters of the 18th- and 19th-century Romantic Movement.
2. "Blood, Sea & Sand" - The paintings of Delacroix, Turner and Goya illustrate Romanticism in nature.
3. "Paradise Lost" - Poems by Wordsworth and Goethe illustrate the theme of wild, pure nature as freedom.
4. "The Romantic Hero" - The ideals of poets Byron and Chateaubriand reflect the Romantic concept of poet as hero.
5. "The Romantic Journey" - An examination of Goethe's 'Faust,' including readings, illustrates the Romantic view of life as a voyage of discovery.
6. "Battle of the Stage" - Plays of Schiller and Kleist depict the Romantic philosophy of the hero as a renegade.
7. "Night" - Dreams influence the Romantic artists.
8. "Triumph of Death" - The 'art' of death influences Romantic writers.
9. "The Golden Age" - Works by Blake and Keats illustrate the Romantic yearning for a return to a free and peaceful 'Golden Age.'
10. "Music of the Soul" - The music of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, and Liszt expresses the deeper emotions.
11. "Romantic Women" - Female writers participate in the Romantic movement, including Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein), Karoline von Günderrode, the sisters Brontë, and Georges Sand.
12. "Victor Hugo & The Romantic Century" - Poet, novelist and playwright Victor Hugo personifies the Romantic era.
13. "The Triumph of Romanticism?" - The Romantic movement in Paris pits intellectuals against aristocracy.
14. "The Romantic Heritage" - Romanticism of the 19th century influences the 20th.
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