Romanticism: A Revolution in the Arts How did the arts change during the 19th century? Grimm Brothers Wordsworth Renoir

I. Elements of Romanticism Romanticism begins in the 19th Century, ideas include: 1. Inner feelings, emotions and imagination 2. Focus on the mysterious, supernatural, exotic and horrifying 3. Glorifying heroes and heroic actions 4. Valued the common person including folk traditions, music, stories 5. The past as a more simple and better time B. Famous artists worked during this era in art, literature and music: 1. Monet 2. Shelley 3. Hugo 4. Chopin 5. Beethoven

II. Literature A. British poets like Keats & Wordsworth honored nature as the source of beauty & truth B. German writing had a darker tone, Grimm Brothers wrote fairy tales, while Johann von Goethe wrote Young Werther, which ends in tragedy C. French writers such as Victor Hugo produced tales of tragedy & redemption in Les Miserables & The Hunchback of Notre Dame D. Gothic Novels became popular with a story about a monster being created from dead body parts in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Chopin Beethoven Grieg Wagner III. Music A. Emotion dominated composers during the Romantic era as they moved away from tightly controlled formal compositions B. Music became popular with the middle & lower classes Beethoven Chopin Grieg Wagner

Home of Edvard Grieg, Bergen, Norway

IV. Art A. As nationalism & industrialization spread, art changed 1. 1850s: Art that show life as it actually was, not as it should be, was known as realism 2. 1860s: artists wanted to show society in a more favorable light 3. Impressionism led by artists such as Monet & Renoir used light and more shimmering colors to capture the moment