The Musings Of A Romanticist

Question 1: William Cullen Bryant’s “Thanatopsis” fits the definition of Romanticism as it expresses the ideas of individualism and nature. Bryant writes “And, lost each human trace, surrend’ring up / Thine individual being, shalt though go / To mix forever with the elements” (24-26). In this, the author writes about individualism by stating that whenever a death occurs, one returns to their true self emotionally and physically as well. This is because, as Bryant states, one will return to the Earth “To mix forever with the elements.” Romanticism is also depicted into this poem by using extensive diction to capture the full extent of nature’s beauty. Bryant states that, “The hills / Rock-ribb’d and ancient as the sun,‒the vales / Stretching

The purpose the Romantic hero served was to give people ambition and inspiration. Romantics, such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, gave readers a sense of optimism to their readers. Rousseau proclaimed, “For us, to exist is to feel”. (Fiero) This theory essentially means that people use their emotions to develop their own opinions, or state of mind. The spirit of the heroic self was anticipated in Rousseau’s declaration: “I am made unlike anyone I have ever met; I will even venture to say that I am like no one in the whole world. I may be no better, but at least I am different.” (Fiero) With these proclamations, Rousseau and other Romantics embrace others to feel what they feel which is a sense of

After listening to Cornel West’s ideas of examining life, I found myself thinking a lot about his ideas on romanticism, even though his emphasis is more focused on stepping out of our comfort zone and examining our lives. We are all beings headed towards death and analyzing our lives can help us maximize our potential. So as I listened to him talk about how to make the time we have important, the first step in making this change is having the courage to analyze ourselves and assess how we live our lives. All of this seems like pretty standard philosophy, but he eventually brings up the idea of Romanticism. Romanticism is something every american is obsessed with and it’s understandable since this country was founded on the idea of ultimate

Within the passage of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, it demonstrates multiple examples of Romanticism. The concepts being mentioned are ideas about going transcending ordinary societal beliefs, following ones’ intuition, and creating a new moral law.

The start of the Romantic Age coincided with the start of the French Revolution in 1789. It ends in 1837. Just as the revolution was changing the social order, the romantic poets were taking literature in a whole new direction. The mechanical reason that pervaded the work of the previous era was replaced by strong emotions and a return to nature. Animals and respect for nature were frequently used subjects in works of his period. The first generation of poets included William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Sir Walter Scott. Their primary contribution to literature was with their lyrical ballads. They used the typical romantic themes of respect for nature and all of its creatures. Wordsworth is above all the poet

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 as age of enlightenment and against of scientific rationalization of nature. Some Literature element of that period will be emotional, imagination and suspense. Romanticism movement brings some of different writes such as John Keats, Blake William, Wordsworth William and other. They came with the different illustrated, poetry that expresses the language, emotion and imagination. Romanticism is a phenomenon characterized by subjectivity of approach and reliance on the imagination, An Idealization of nature and freedom of though and expression.

Romanticism in America was an emotional outpouring in reaction to both the new freedom experienced after the Revolution and to the restrictive Puritan ideals. Instead of the repression of the individual, it was the celebration of the individual. This is especially true of the Transcendentalist branch of Romanticism. Transcendentalism revolves around the idea that humans are essentially good and that society is a corrupting force. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a famed Transcendentalist, wrote in his essay, “Self-Reliance”, said, “Every heart vibrates to that iron string,” (Emerson) meaning every man marches to the rhythm of his own drum. Henry David Thoreau, another famed Transcendentalist, in his essay, “Civil Disobedience”, denounced the government as creating unjust laws and supports an uninvolved government. He encouraged people not to eradicate evil from the world, but to not take part in it (Thoreau). Society was evil and man should remove himself from it.

In this story there is a few american romanticism characteristics. For example: “... Have men avoided me, and women shown no pity, and children screamed and fled, only for my black veil.” (Hawthorne 17) I can sense his pain of people not wanting to be around him because of the black veil. He seems upset that all the people that liked him, had turned against him now that he wears a veil. He is now lonely and I can how he wants to break free from the veil, but he knows wearing the veil is the best. This is an example of an individual trying to break

     In Hawthorne's revered novel The Scarlet Letter, the use of Romanticism plays an important role in the development of his characters. He effectively demonstrates individualism in Hester to further our understanding of the difficulties of living in the stern, joyless world of Puritan New England.  It is all gloom and doom.  If the sun ever shines, one could hardly notice.  The entire place seems to be shrouded in black.  The people of this society were stern, and repressed natural human impulses and emotions than any society before or since.  But for this reason specifically, emotions began bubbling and eventually boiled over, passions a novelist

Romantics  enjoy the beauty, and majesty of physical nature, but also the darkness within the human soul. They follow their heart, often foregoing logic. This causes problems for them in professional settings, yet it makes a Romantic seem magical, almost as if they are always dreaming. Individuality is one of their most defining traits, not one is like another.  A Romantic does understand the negativities in life, almost to the extent of sounding pessimistic around others, but through nature, poetry, and exploring the purpose of life, a Romantic truly becomes himself.

Ludwig von Mises said “Romanticism is man 's revolt against reason, as well as against the condition under which nature has compelled him to live.” Mises 's quote means that people use romanticism to see different things in the world that reason cannot do. Many early settlers were anxious to create their own identity and by doing so, they changed their rational thinking. Because of this, many writers produced instructional texts and more stories, novels and poetry. American Romanticism was a new way of thinking and is characterized as putting focus on an individual 's emotions, imagination and brings ansis to nature. Later, many writers have moved their focus away from political matters and have found a new ways of perceiving aspects known as dark romanticism. Dark romanticism is defined as emphasizing the fatality and proclivity of sin and guilt. This new subgenre explores the conflict between good and evil and later reveals the psychological effects it has on one 's body. Many works of literature have used elements of dark romanticism such as the novel “The Scarlet Letter” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne 's novel illustrates dark romanticism and the effects it has on characters such as Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Hester Prynne. It is clear that the author depicts dark romanticism by using symbolism, prone to sin and focusing on a character to show that sin and guilt have psychological effects on people.

For many years, this period and these writers were known as the American Renaissance, a coin termed by F.O. Matthiessen in his book of that name in 1941. This book set the parameters of how to read and connect these writers until relatively recently, when its limitations, especially in terms of defining the "canon" of literary giants and what made them (all male) "giants" have been recognized and challenged. However, the term is still useful to some degree. It is a misnomer, if one thinks of the period as a time of rebirth of some earlier literary greatness, as the European Renaissance, because there was nothing to be "reborn." The great writers of this period, roughly 1840-1865 although more particularly

Romanticism was a movement in art and literature that started in the late 18th century and continued throughout the 19th century in Europe and America. The movement rebelled against classicism. The basic idea in Romanticism is that reason cannot explain everything. This in contrast to the Age of Enlightenment, which focused more on scientific and rational thinking, Romantics searched for deeper appeals, emotional directness of personal experience and visionary relationship to imagination and aspiration. Romantics favoured more natural, emotional and personal artistic themes. Some of the most notable writers of Romanticism were Mary Shelley, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Victor Hugo, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Friedrich von Schiller.

Through the late 1700s and early 1800s, the period of Romanticism blossomed. “Romanticism” very loosely describes the era in which modern culture began to take shape. During the Romantic era, many advancements were made in all aspects of people’s lives and cultures. One aspect in particular has held great value even to this day. That aspect being the expansive amount of literature created during the era. The era of Romanticism had its name for a reason. It can be greatly attributed to the romantic style or genre of literature that defined the period. Romantic writers wove many tales of admiration, longing, and aspirations. They were fantastical, in a sense, and almost the antithesis of realism, even. Amidst the great breadth of literature

Romanticism came to be in the 18th and 19th centuries which emphasized the imagination and emotions of romanticism. Many people viewed this type of literature as the quality or state of being impractical or unrealistic meaning romantic feelings or ideas. During this time many poets were encouraged to express their true colors and individual uniqueness. The Romantic Era expanded all throughout the world, and reached poets such as Keats, Byron, Shelley, and Wordsworth.