Revolution: Romanticism to Realism

Agenda Bell Ringer: Who am I? Very quick lecture: Romanticism and Revolution Chart interpretation: Romanticism vs Impressionism vs Realism Literary analysis: Comparing Romanticism to Realism Image analysis: The changing paintings of the era. Review Guide and Test Format, questions about the exam. HW: Work on Review Guide, Test will be on Tuesday, December 15th, 2015.

Ideas of Romanticism Moving away from reason, concentrating on emotion Focus on the mysterious and supernatural Glorified heroes Promoted radical change and democracy The past as nostalgia

Romanticism Literature Victor Hugo and Wordsworth known Romantics. Struggles of individuals against a hostile society. Celebrated rebellious heroes, love, and the beauty of nature. Gothic Novels also part of the Romantic movement. Commonly had violent or supernatural events associated with them. (Mary Shelley)

Realism This was an attempt to show life as it is. Shows political importance of the working class and rise of industrialization. An attempt to describe workers’ suffering. Dickens would show despair in London. Photography develops. Daguerreotypes were on metal plates, but William Talbot would expand to using paper.

Impressionists Painters in Paris began to move against this realist style. They wanted to give “their” impression of a moment in time. Much more positive than the realists, they tended to show the middle class enjoying leisure-time.

Which type of painting?

Which Type of Painting?

Which Type of Painting?

Objectives What is Romanticism? What are characteristics of: Romanticism Realism Impressionism