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What are Realism and Romanticism and how do they reflect 19th century society?
Drew:

Romanticism -emphasized emotion, sentiment, and inner feelings -individualism, each person has unique traits -stress on Heroes/Heroines -love of nature, pantheism: belief of nature with God Ex: William Wordsworth (poet), Caspar David Friedrich and Joseph Malford William Turner (artists)

Realism -rejection of Romanticism -literature stressed ordinary characters in real life settings, direct language -art depicted everyday life of ordinary people, peasants, workers, etc. Ex: Gustave Flaubert, Willaim Thackeray, Gustave Courbet, Jean-Francois Millet

19th Century Society -Workers rights earned, art/literature not just for the wealthy -more educated, wider audience of art/literature -Nationalist movements, liberal with revolutions(romanticism), conservatism (realism) -Realism reflected scientific outlook that became more prevalent