Characteristics of Romanticism
Romanticism is one of the basic creative methods of literature and art, and together with realism are the two main trends of thought in literature and art. As a creative method, Romanticism focuses on reflecting objective reality and starting from the subjective inner world to express the passionate pursuit of the ideal world. It often uses passionate language, magnificent imagination and exaggerated techniques to create images. The creative tendency of Romanticism has a long history. As early as the oral creation period of human literature and art, some works contained Romantic elements and characteristics to varying degrees. The characteristics of romantic works mainly include three aspects: ideological characteristics, artistic characteristics, visual art and literature.
Ideological characteristics: Focus on expressing subjective ideals and expressing strong personal feelings. Describe natural scenery and praise nature. , loves to describe the Middle Ages and past history. Pay attention to folk literature, especially medieval folk literature.
Artistic characteristics: Romantic literature has made fruitful explorations in various art forms, and the most outstanding achievement is poetry. Among them, the creation of verse novels is particularly eye-catching.
Romantic literature is accustomed to contrast, exaggeration and imagination, and the wording tends to be gorgeous. The melancholy and sentimental mood is loved by romantic writers.
Features that can often be found in romantic literature are criticism of past history, emphasis on women and children, and respect for nature. Romanticism is a landmark peak in the history of human literature. It was born in response to the needs of the times, and promoted the progress and development of the times. It led an era of freedom and romance, and it continued to enrich and improve itself. towards more freedom and romance.