Two contrasting styles, in both arts and literature, Romanticism and Neoclassicism were developed during 1750 to 1900. Neoclassicism in literature was primarily concerned with classic models and culture and civilization while Romanticism dealt with emotions and dreams and opposed Enlightenment.
The Scottish poet James Macpherson ignited and influenced the early development of Romanticism with success of his Ossian cycle of poems published during the earlier part of this era. During the later part of the nineteenth century this two movements together gave birth to the new movement - Neoromanticism in music. In the early 20th century neo-romanticism gradually evolved into expressionism and realism. Anton Antonovich Delvig a Russian poet and journalist and a close friend of Alexander Pushkin is considered as the father of Russian neoclassicism. During the later part of this era, romanticism out ruled neoclassicism. Movement of romanticism was against the idea of Enlightenment. The term neo-romanticism is related with the movement of romanticism in Britain after 1880. This ended two great movements of romanticism and neoclassicism.
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The Scottish poet James Macpherson ignited and influenced the early development of Romanticism with success of his Ossian cycle of poems published during the earlier part of this era. During the later part of the nineteenth century this two movements together gave birth to the new movement - Neoromanticism in music. In the early 20th century neo-romanticism gradually evolved into expressionism and realism. Anton Antonovich Delvig a Russian poet and journalist and a close friend of Alexander Pushkin is considered as the father of Russian neoclassicism. During the later part of this era, romanticism out ruled neoclassicism. Movement of romanticism was against the idea of Enlightenment. The term neo-romanticism is related with the movement of romanticism in Britain after 1880. This ended two great movements of romanticism and neoclassicism.
Next time will be back with more on romanticism and literary romanticism and its criticism towards the end of this two era and more.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License. All rights reserved with 20 box. 2007
I am reminded of Bhakti Kal, but then songs, music, poem,couplets were blended with Bhakti or devotion or spiritualism. they all were put into one bracket. even MIRA melted up romance with devotion. many people got enlightment with singing and dancing in that era.
ReplyDeletetime period of bhakti kal in india is just before that of romanticism and neoclassicism in europe. i don't understand why same things happen all across the globe at the same time. may be their vibrations help each other to grow and flourish. same things happened 2500 years ago also when so many to them enlightened, it was like a wave world over...
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