Romanticism Paper
Jason Sandoval
HUM/266
Prof. Vega
September 23, 2013

This paper will cover three forms of art from the Romanticism era. Chosen art forms are poetry, a selected painting from this era was chosen, in addition to a selected form of dance from this era. While also explaining Romanticism principles and ideas of the time are rooted in each chosen art form. The beginnings of the Romanticism era date back to England 1798 with the works of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who wrote a book of poems called “Lyrical Ballads.” The era reached its peak around 1800 to 1840. The Romanticism era focused on human emotions, nature, natural settings, and local environments. The Romanticism era also focused on matters of the heart opposed to matters of reason and rationalism. This was a time of expression that documented personal experiences and ones way of life. This was a time when artist were recognized for their exceptional talents and individualism, a time that bought about change and artistic freedom. The Romanticism era presented unique works of art like dances, paintings and poetry. The pieces of art work contained intellectual and literary skills that portrayed the rich artistic culture of the time. Since its beginning, artists have been able to produce artistic pieces that have stood the test of time. For example, “I wondered lonely as a cloud” is a poem by William Wordsworth. The poem exposes the ideals and values of the Romanticism era in a specific way. The era came as a rebellion to the social and political values of that time. Many romantics saw the dangers of technology, they feared that man would lose his ability to bound with nature due to the technological advances of the times. In Wordsworth poem there is no mention of technology only the importance of man’s ability to connect with nature. In this poem Wordsworth compares