Romanticism / Léon Rosenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenthal, Léon.

Series:

Art of century collection.

Art of century collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanticism in art.

Romanticism in art--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Parkstone International, [2012?]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Romanticism was a reaction against the Neoclassicism that invaded the nineteenth century, and marked a veritable intellectual rupture. Found in the writings of Victor Hugo and Lord Byron among others, its ideas are expressed in painting by Eugène Delacroix, Caspar David Friedrich and William Blake. In sculpture, François Rude indicated the direction this new artistic freedom would take, endowing his work with a movement and expression never previously seen.By retracing the different stages of its evolution, this book offers a study of the different aspects of the Romantic movement. Thanks to a

Contents:

Contents; The Precursors of Romanticism; The Romantic Period; The Romantic Inspiration; The Expressive Moods of Romanticism; Conclusion; Extracts fromLiterary Texts; Extracts fromLiterary Texts; Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) Reveries of the Solitary Walker; Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) Reveries of the Solitary Walker; James MacPherson (1736-1796) Fragments of Ancient Poetry; James MacPherson (1736-1796) Fragments of Ancient Poetry; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) Faust; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) Faust; William Blake (1757-1827) Poems The Echoing Green

William Blake (1757-1827) Poems The Echoing GreenJohann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) The Bride of Messina; Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) The Bride of Messina; Germaine Necker, Baroness de Staël-Holstein, called Madame de Staël (1766-1817) Germany; Germaine Necker, Baroness de Staël-Holstein, called Madame de Staël (1766-1817) Germany; Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) Adolphe; Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) Adolphe; François René Chateaubriand, vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) René; François René Chateaubriand, vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) René

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) Lyrical BalladsWilliam Wordsworth (1770-1850) Lyrical Ballads The Thorn; Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, called Novalis (1772-1801) Hymn to Night; Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, called Novalis (1772-1801) Hymn to Night; Friedrich von Schlegel (1772-1829) Philosophy of Life; Friedrich von Schlegel (1772-1829) Philosophy of Life; Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822) The Devil's Elixir; Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822) The Devil's Elixir; Joseph von Görres (1776-1848) Bayard, or the Death of the True Hero

Joseph von Görres (1776-1848) Bayard, or the Death of the True HeroHenri Beyle, called Stendhal (1783-1842) The Charterhouse of Parma; Henri Beyle, called Stendhal (1783-1842) The Charterhouse of Parma; George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) The Prayer of Nature; George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) The Prayer of Nature; James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) The Last of the Mohicans; James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) The Last of the Mohicans; Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) Poetical Meditations; Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) Poetical Meditations

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) Alastor or the Spirit of SolitudePercy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) Alastor or the Spirit of Solitude; John Keats (1795-1821) Poems; John Keats (1795-1821) Poems; Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) Intermezzo; Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) Intermezzo; Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) Chatterton; Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) Chatterton; Victor Hugo (1802-1885) Hernani; Victor Hugo (1802-1885) Hernani; Aurore Dupin, Baroness Dudevant, called George Sand (1804-1876) The Devil's Pool; Aurore Dupin, Baroness Dudevant,called George Sand (1804-1876) The Devil's Pool

Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) The Confession of a Child of the Century

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource, PDF version (viewed Sept. 01, 2023).

ISBN:

9781283952439

1283952432

9781780428161

1780428162

OCLC:

777400789