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    Romanticism was a period time 1750 to 1870 in Europe, Latin America and The United States. Romantic Movement didn’t reach to France until the 1820’s. Romanticism main spirit was against of rule, law and formulas that classicism the different characterized of general in 18th century. Imagination, Subjectivity of approach, freedom, Expression and the idealization of nature will be focused in movement of Romantic Literature. In this period industrial revolution with the social and political norms form

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    English Assessment task Question 2: The Arts are always the forerunners of change in society. Romanticism was a movement that begun in the late 18th century and expressed how people felt about the Industrial Revolution. The romantics focused on new concepts of imagination, intuition, inspiration, idealism, and individualism. I will argue that art really did change the perspective of people in the Romanticism time. Art was used to get big messages across and tell people what the artists were feeling

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    the human person - the central figure of art, a better understanding of the relationship between human- nature, and also -society. In this context appeared more likely, many artistic movements, what’s including Romanticism, are present in the field of literature, painting, music... Romanticism comes from the romances of medieval times, which to refer to knights, heroes, and distant lands, unfinished love ... It’s the result of emotional expression, subjective mood of the people, by reflecting the dreams

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    movements. Although Romanticism and Modernism differ in their styles, values, and ideology, they were both important periods in literature. Romanticism was a literary movement during the late 18th century until the early 19th century that had an emphasis on the imagination and emotions. The movement moved through every country in Europe, Latin America, and the United States from approximately 1750 to 1870. However, France did not see the movement until the 1820’s. Romanticism was basically a rebellion

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    or what does it take to better the society? Well, the Europeans had adapted the Neoclassicism and Romanticism form of art belief, in order to find the answers that they were always looking for. Neoclassicism is the principal of logically viewing life in a mathematics and rational level, especially when it comes to solving worldly issues and it’s expressed through art and literature. However, Romanticism believe in the beauty of art, faith, and rely on intense emotions for judgement. Firstly, the society

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    it’s complex monster and lack of modern horror cliches. However, Frankenstein is in fact a horror novel in it’s own way. Frankenstein’s monster represents the unnatural and grotesque outcome of new science, something that those residing in the Romanticism era generally feared. Frankenstein is a horror novel because the creature’s grotesque and unnatural appearance are a foil to a Romantic era that emphasized the importance of beauty. Because of this, the creature was constantly rejected throughout

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    Enlightenment, the period of Romanticism rises in the nineteenth century; with its major influences in the arts. Romantics focused on the individual and emotion over reason. Nature is their biggest influence. Through nature romantics could be closer to a supreme being. When it came it religion, the romantics were drawn to Christianity, but did not consider themselves Christians. In her essay “Defence of Poetry,” Percy Shelley describes the characteristics of Romanticism, when describing poetry. She

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    American Romanticism

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    know or remember what Romanticism in American Literature is exactly. A good majority of the American population has already learned about Romanticism in some type of English class they took in high school, but not many, just like myself, remember it entirely. Most of the population, as a whole, should know about Romanticism in American Literature since it was a major part in our Literature history while also having a brief recap of the history that follows with Romanticism. To give a recap

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    Romanticism Themes

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    that I have to change? Why can’t I follow my heart?” These questions are one of the main themes of Romanticism. Romanticism is a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. Though the literary period for Romanticism is over, its themes and ideas are very much alive in this modern world. Romanticism in the literary family is the “moody teenager”. The themes of this literary period include: “Revolution

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    Romanticism in Frankenstein Frankenstein is a romantic novel written in the 1818 by Mary Shelley, one of the romantic writers. Mary Shelley, and her impressive story of mankind's obsession on two contradicting powers: creation and science, keeps on drawing readers with Frankenstein's numerous meanings and impact on society. Frankenstein has had a noteworthy impact on literature and pop culture. Frankenstein is well known for being viewed as a horror, sci-fi novel. In the novel, a portion of the

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