Characteristics of Romanticism

Romantic characteristic Description of Characteristic
Interest in the

common man and

childhood

Romantics believed in the natural goodness of

humans which is hindered by the urban life of

civilization. They believed that the savage is noble,

childhood is good and the emotions inspired by

both beliefs causes the heart to soar.

Strong senses,

emotions, and

feelings

Romantics believed that knowledge is gained

through intuition rather than deduction. This is

best summed up by Wordsworth who stated that

“all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of

powerful feelings”.

Awe of nature Romantics stressed the awe of nature in art and

language and the experience of sublimity through

a connection with nature. Romantics rejected the

rationalization of nature by the previous thinkers

of the Enlightenment period

Celebration of the

individual

Romantics often elevated the achievements of the misunderstood, heroic individual outcast
Importance of

imagination

Romantics legitimized the individual imagination as

a critical authority

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