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    romanticism

    US /roˈmæntɪˌsɪzəm/

    ・

    UK /rəʊ'mæntɪsɪzəm/

    A1
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounArt, writing, and music to emphasize imagination and emotion
    Writers in the age of Romanticism often described images of natural beauty in order to appeal to the imagination and emotions of the reader
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounBasing beliefs on ideals as opposed to reality

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    Knight

    40:16Knight
    • The medieval literary genre of chivalric romance had been the high watermark of idealism and romanticism in literature,

      The medieval literary genre of chivalric romance had been the high watermark of idealism and romanticism in literature,

    • had been the high-water mark of idealism and romanticism in literature, but in the 16th

      had been the high-water mark of idealism and romanticism in literature, but in the 16th

    B2

    How To Get Over Rejection

    03:38How To Get Over Rejection
    • But this isn't romanticism; it's an illness.

      But this isn't romanticism; it's an illness.

    • But this isn't romanticism.

      But this isn't romanticism.

    B1

    The Story of: Gerhard Richter (1932–Today)

    19:49The Story of: Gerhard Richter (1932–Today)
    • Emma, nude on a staircase, one of his most famous works he ever painted, and he took on geometric abstraction with his colour chart, influenced by his friend Blinky Palermo, but also influenced by pop art and minimal art. Richter had already been experimenting with abstraction and minimal painting, think of the abstracted blur or washed out zones of oil paint, but also depicting very minimal elements, such as curtains, tubes, turning sheets or daily objects. The colour charts were copies of paint sample cards, which paved the way for Richter's future abstract paintings. After Emma, nude on a staircase, Richter would paint several erotic nudes in 1967, followed by cityscapes, aerial views, mountains, starscapes, clouds, seascapes and landscapes in 1968 and 1969. With these artworks, there is this notion of both an almost nostalgic romanticism and an ongoing exploration of abstraction. He would paint many shadow pictures, corrugated iron as a geometric abstract work, grey monochromes, colour streaks and grit, arriving at pure abstraction and questioning the limits of representation. By the end of the decade, Richter had established himself as a contemporary artist, participating in group exhibitions across the globe. In 1969, he was included in the exhibition Nine Young Artists at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, his first show at a major institution. However, Richter was still unsure about his future and in search for a specific direction, so his paints and the experiments would continue.

      Emma, nude on a staircase, one of his most famous works he ever painted, and he took on geometric abstraction with his colour chart, influenced by his friend Blinky Palermo, but also influenced by pop art and minimal art. Richter had already been experimenting with abstraction and minimal painting, think of the abstracted blur or washed out zones of oil paint, but also depicting very minimal elements, such as curtains, tubes, turning sheets or daily objects. The colour charts were copies of paint sample cards, which paved the way for Richter's future abstract paintings. After Emma, nude on a staircase, Richter would paint several erotic nudes in 1967, followed by cityscapes, aerial views, mountains, starscapes, clouds, seascapes and landscapes in 1968 and 1969. With these artworks, there is this notion of both an almost nostalgic romanticism and an ongoing exploration of abstraction. He would paint many shadow pictures, corrugated iron as a geometric abstract work, grey monochromes, colour streaks and grit, arriving at pure abstraction and questioning the limits of representation. By the end of the decade, Richter had established himself as a contemporary artist, participating in group exhibitions across the globe. In 1969, he was included in the exhibition Nine Young Artists at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, his first show at a major institution. However, Richter was still unsure about his future and in search for a specific direction, so his paints and the experiments would continue.

    • With these artworks, there is this notion of both an almost nostalgic romanticism and an ongoing exploration of abstraction.

      With these artworks, there is this notion of both an almost nostalgic romanticism and an ongoing exploration of abstraction.

    B1

    Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article

    58:31Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article
    • when Romanticism, the wicked fairy godmother, was still piping and singing;

      when Romanticism, the wicked fairy godmother, was still piping and singing;

    • And in that innocent, abundant, still youthful period of the German spirit, when Romanticism, the wicked fairy godmother, was still piping and singing in those bygone days when discovering and inventing were still thought of as interchangeable.

      And in that innocent, abundant, still youthful period of the German spirit, when Romanticism, the wicked fairy godmother, was still piping and singing in those bygone days when discovering and inventing were still thought of as interchangeable.

    B2

    Top 10 All Time Greatest War Scenes

    17:36Top 10 All Time Greatest War Scenes
    • The opening of Saving Private Ryan went a long way in dispelling any possible romanticism.

      The opening of Saving Private Ryan went a long way in dispelling any possible romanticism.

    • The opening of Saving Private Ryan went a long way in dispelling any possible romanticism.

      The opening of Saving Private Ryan went a long way in dispelling any possible romanticism.

    B2

    The Problem With Modern Love

    14:08The Problem With Modern Love
    • It is the misguided results of romanticism which revered passion and feeling over reason.

      It is the misguided results of romanticism which revered passion and feeling over reason.

    • It is the misguided results of romanticism which revered passion and feeling over reason.

      It is the misguided results of romanticism which revered passion and feeling over reason.

    B1

    Reader, it's Jane Eyre - Crash Course Literature 207

    13:12Reader, it's Jane Eyre - Crash Course Literature 207
    • Like, from Romanticism, we get the radical focus on the individual and some of Jane's interest in dreams and intuition and the supernatural.

      Like, from Romanticism, we get the radical focus on the individual and some of Jane's interest in dreams and intuition and the supernatural.

    • and gothic novels, like from Romanticism we get the radical focus on the individual and

      and gothic novels, like from Romanticism we get the radical focus on the individual and

    B1

    HISTORY OF IDEAS - Love

    15:24HISTORY OF IDEAS - Love
    • and they are exemplars of a new philosophy of Romanticism, which privileges feeling over reason and impulse over tradition.

      and they are exemplars of a new philosophy of Romanticism, which privileges feeling over reason and impulse over tradition.

    • Romanticism transforms love.

      Romanticism transforms love.

    B1

    Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36

    11:45Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36
    • We see this shift in the writing and art that emerged from the Great War, as artists transitioned from Romanticism to Modernism.

      We see this shift in the writing and art that emerged from the Great War, as artists transitioned from Romanticism to Modernism.

    • as artists transitioned from romanticism to modernism.

      as artists transitioned from romanticism to modernism.

    B1

    How To Choose A Partner Wisely

    05:06How To Choose A Partner Wisely
    • In the modern world, under the ideology of romanticism, you're meant above all to trust your feelings.

      In the modern world, under the ideology of romanticism, you're meant above all to trust your feelings.

    • under the ideology of 'Romanticism'

      under the ideology of 'Romanticism'

    B1