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The Romanticism movement was an intellectual and artistic movement that originated in the late 18th century as a reaction against the rationalism of the Enlightenment. It emphasized intense emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience, placing new emphasis on such emotions as apprehension, terror, and awe, especially that experienced in confronting the sublimity of nature.
Romanticism played a significant role in shaping literature, art, music, and even politics, focused on individualism, imagination, and an idealization of nature.
Renowned figures associated with Romanticism include poets like William Wordsworth and John Keats, composers like Ludwig van Beethoven, and artists like Caspar David Friedrich.