Students’ Questions about History Page 3

Dickinson’s poetry reflects romanticism in its focus on the individual, the natural world, and the power of the imagination.

Romanticism in the United States surfaced primarily in paintings of landscapes and wilderness.

The movement developed in reaction to the previous century’s Romanticism, which had focused on emotions, individualism, and the imagination. Realists believed that art should instead focus on the actual world and everyday life.

Both the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance were periods of great cultural change and achievement.

Claudio Monteverdi was considered to be a link between the music of the renaissance and the baroque period.

The Civil War was a turning point in American history, and also had a significant impact on the development of American realism. The war showed the American people the brutal realities of war, and also the potential for great tragedy and loss. This new understanding of the world helped to shape the American realistic view of the world.

The term magical realism was first used in 1925 by German art critic Franz Roh to describe a style of painting that combines realistic elements with surreal or dreamlike imagery.

The important theme of realism reflected in these lines is the speaker’s love of nature. The speaker describes the beauty of the natural world and how it makes him feel.

The Elf-King exemplifies Romanticism in its themes of supernaturalism and the dark side of human nature. The work also reflects the Romantic ideal of the artist as a visionary figure.

The French philosopher called the “father of romanticism” was Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He was a major figure in the 18th-century Enlightenment.