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Romanticism Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Romanticism?
[n] impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
[n] an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) [n] a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality" Synonyms | Synonyms for Romanticism: romance Related Terms | Find terms related to Romanticism: See Also | artistic style | arts | humanistic discipline | humanities | idealism | idiom | liberal arts | quality | stardust Romanticism In Webster's Dictionary \Ro*man"ti*cism\, n. [CF. It. romanticismo, F.
romantisme, romanticisme.]
A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities;
specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic
effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers
who sought to revive certain medi?val forms and methods in
opposition to the so-called classical style.
He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from
pseudo-classicism in poetry, and to have been thus
unconsciously the founder of romanticism. --Lowell.
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