Good Afternoon!!

1. NVC

2. Warm up: Wanna get away?

3. Romanticism and Nationalism

Essential Question: How did Romanticism both reflect and fuel the changes in Europe during the 1800s?

Warm up: Getting away from it all…

Have you ever wanted to escape it all? Have you ever day-dreamed about a place where everything is awesome and perfect? What do you think about and why do you think about these things?

Because who would want this life 24/7?

Europe c.1790-1840• The Industrial Revolution

has changed society– Pollution, endless work– People feel dehumanized

• The Enlightenment Revolutions failed– Congress of Vienna tries

to stop future revolution– People know the

individual has value, but they feel alienated

Romanticism• Artists are the critics of

society• Reacting against the

Enlightenment, failed revolutions, and the Industrialization– Emotion > Reason– Nature > Society

• “Romantic” = idealistic, fantasy, unrealistic

Irrational and Supernatural

Nature• Glorification of Nature– An escape from

Industrialization• Theme of the rugged,

lonely individual

Exoticism

• Exoticism: Interest in exotic, foreign lands– Reflects a desire to

escape from reality– Fuels a desire to acquire

new and different things

Nationalism• NATIONALISM: loyalty

and pride in a nation of people that share common culture and history

• Nationalism led to REVOLUTION– Crushed by Congress of

Vienna/Concert of Europe

– Kept alive in ART!

Nationalism cont. • Glorification of heroes and heroic actions to show pride in your nation

• France c.1848– King Charles X = absolute

monarch– Nationalist revolution

overthrows king and creates a new republic

– Louis-Napoloen (aka Napoleon III) now in charge

• Rise of Nationalism throughout Europe will fuel Imperialism

Exit Ticket: Romanticism

• How did Romanticism both reflect and fuel the changes in Europe during the 1800s? Please be sure to address the main features of Romanticism (ex. Emotional, supernatural, nature, the exotic, Nationalism) in your response