Emergence, Characteristics And Artistic Representations Of Romanticism

Emergence, characteristics and artistic representations of romanticism

Emergence of romanticism

Romanticism begins to take interest since the Enlightenment had its beginnings in the 18 fraternity. This movement completely breaks with illustration and classicism. The rupture wanted to look for original productions, which could have their own myths, without imitations or clichés. The literature of romanticism began to develop at the end of the 18th century, this began to reach Germany, France and England, extending to other countries. His arrival in Spain was a little later, this was staying in Catalonia and by Andalusia in the mid -nineteenth century.

Characteristics of romanticism

Romanticism sought to express feelings such as pain, loneliness, sadness, melancholy, at the same time the romantics also established a critical position towards nature. Romanticism was inspired by the Middle Ages and not in the classical era, because it was in the time that the history of European peoples began to be placed, which is why they were looking for their cultural and linguistic roots. Their literary creations develop in a rural environment, country, medieval men will be closely linked to nature, will highlight values ​​such as honesty, their adventurous spirit as well as the romantic. This movement in its artistic aspect, greatly influenced music, painting and literature. According to romantic precepts, everyone understands according to their interests or needs, in the aspect of political freedom, restore ideological, patriotic and religious values ​​among others; Christianity, homeland and throne stand out as maximum values.

Artistic representations in romanticism

Literature breaks with classic writers and their ideals, so they begin to highlight nature, love suffering full of melancholy; So literature dealt as sentimental relief.

Romantic Spanish writers, when they have a sea of ​​emotions when writing their poems, translate their feelings in the poems. Among the most common themes of romantic lyric, is to reflect itself. The versification was affected with the arrival of romanticism, the right to use all types of existing metrics was proclaimed, those of other languages ​​could be used and that could innovate them when necessary. In the second half of the nineteenth century literary tastes begin to change, the lyric begins to be more sentimental and intimate, since this is influenced by German poetry, an interest in Spanish poetry becomes. In this period they begin to look for new forms and new rhythms which causes a transition from romanticism to realism. The most representative poets were Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Augusto Ferrán and Rosalía de Castro.