A Movement Across the Arts

ROMANTICISM

Romanticism refers to a movement in art,

literature, and music during the

19th century, which took root

following the

______________.

Romanticism does not mean the same thing as romance

Romanticism is characterized by the five

“I”s___________________________________________________________________________

DEFINITION

Imagination was emphasized over “________.”

This was a backlash against the _____________ characterized by the Neoclassical period or “________________.”

Imagination was considered necessary for creating all ___.

IMAGINATION

INTUITIONRomantics placed value on “intuition,” or ________ and ________, over reason.

__________ were important in Romantic art.

IDEALISMIdealism is the concept that we can make the world a ________ place.

Idealism refers to any theory that emphasizes the ______, the ______, or _________ over _________–thought has a crucial role in making the world the way it is.

INSPIRATIONThe Romantic artist, musician, or writer, is an “________________” rather than a “_______________.”

What this means is “going with the moment” or being __________, rather than “getting it precise.”

INDIVIDUALITY

Romantics celebrated the ___________.

During this time period, ____________ and ________________ were taking root as major movements.

Walt Whitman, a later American Romantic writer, would write a poem entitled “Song of Myself.” It begins, “____________.”

Romanticism was a movement across ALL the arts: visual ____, _______, and ______________.

All of the arts embraced themes prevalent in the ______________: chivalry and courtly love.

Literature and art from this time depicted these themes.

Music (________ and ________) also illustrated these themes.

_____________ came back into vogue.

ROMANTICISM’S IMPACT

Neoclassical art was ______, _______, and __________; it hearkened back to ancient Greece and Rome.

Romantic art was _________, deeply- felt, ___________, and _________. It has been described as a reaction to Neoclassicism, or “anti-Classicism.”

VISUAL ARTS

VISUAL ARTS: EXAMPLES

Neoclassical ArtRomantic Art

1730-1820.

Classical music emphasized _______ _____ and _______.

“Classical” musicians included composers like Wolfgang Amadeus _________ and Franz Josef __________.

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1800-1910.

Romantic music emphasized expression of ______________.

Romantic musicians included composers like Frederic _____, Franz ______, Pyotr Il’yich __________.

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MUSIC

Poetry considered the highest form of ________ and ________________.

Famous Romantic American writers include:

(1)________________ (2)________________

(3)________________

(4)________________ (5)____________

and (6)________________

LITERATURE

In addition to the five “I”s, the following themes were prominently featured in Romantic art:

____________________________________________________________________________________

THEMES