The primary concepts explored during the Romantic Period included nature, myth, emotion, symbols, and ideas about the self and individualism. read more
The term romanticism refers to the period in history during which an artistic and philosophical movement changed the perceptions of people in the Western world. This period of time, often referred to as the Romantic Period, was from the 1770's into the second half of the eighteenth century and resulted in the creation of a multitude of significant and influential literature, music, art and philosophy. read more
English literature - The Romantic period: As a term to cover the most distinctive writers who flourished in the last years of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th, “Romantic” is indispensable but also a little misleading: there was no self-styled “Romantic movement” at the time, and the great writers of the period did not call themselves Romantics. read more