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Romanticism

Ro-man′ti-cism

,
Noun.
[CF. It.
romanticismo
, F.
romantisme
,
romanticisme
.]
A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; – applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi[GREEK]val forms and methods in opposition to the so-called classical style.
He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from pseudo-classicism in poetry, and to have been thus unconsciously the founder of
romanticism
.
Lowell.

Definition 2024


Romanticism

Romanticism

See also: romanticism

English

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Romanticism

  1. An artistic and intellectual movement, stressing emotion, freedom and individual imagination, that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century.

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romanticism

romanticism

See also: Romanticism

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Noun

romanticism (plural romanticisms)

  1. A romantic quality, spirit or action

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