Romanticism

Romanticism, the movement lasted from 1789 to about 1832 making a time in history where the set beliefs of society and their life structure were being rid down, moving away from the recycled ideas handed down by the church and focus was moved onto the personal building of experience and knowledge on the world around us  

Literature from this movement really look at dream and personal understandings personal views, there was a growing suspicion regarding the church and  a turn towards pantheism (the belief that god is a part of the universe and not separate) the concept of the sublime an emotional thrill combining awe, magnificence and horror was introduced .A time where emotions and personal views/feeling where superior to logic and analysis.

 

Caspar David Friedrich 

1818   94.8 x 74.8 Kunsthalle Hamburg

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