The word romantic comes from 18th -century English, and originally meant "romance-like", referring to anything resembling fanciful medieval romances. Later on, the word evolved into an association with the newly emerged hunger of the populace for wild scenery, ruins, and sublime prospects. This hunger stemmed from an emphasis in the art world on the sublime instead of the beautiful. Writer and statesman Edmund Burke thought of beauty as "delicacy and harmony", and viewed the sublime as "vastness, obscurity, and a capacity to inspire terror". In the 18th century, reason was abandoned for emotion in both literature and ethics. The leaders in this 'Emotional Evolution' were French novelist Jean Jacques Rousseau, English poet and painter William Blake and the Spanish artist Francisco Goya.

In France, romanticism went through its early stages at the same time as the Napoleonic Wars were fought (1799-1815). The first French romantics were inspired by the events of the wars, and t

Romanticism appealed to me through its violent emotion, its subtle beauty, and its vast expression. This genre of art is no doubt influencing people all over the world; not only artists, but also poets, musicians, and authors. I believe this genre should be more celebrated and publicized. Romanticism has influenced me heavily through this essay, and I will try to incorporate it into more of my writing and art.

English romanticism focused on landscapes combined with romantic feeling, much the same as German romanticism did. However, English romantics were more creative and innovative in both style and technique. Samuel Palmer painted landscapes with innocent simplicity and religious vision. John Constable, instead of using wild landscapes as many other artists and poets did, infused quiet English landscapes with profound feeling. Constable was the first English artist to work in the open air, and he found a fresh vision through luminous colors and bold brushstrokes. However, J. M. W. Turner became known for the most radical vision of any romantic artist. Beginning with landscapes that mirrored those of the 17th century artist Claude Lorrain, he later became known for focusing almost completely on atmosphere, and mixed clouds, sn

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