This 40-year period at the beginning of the 19th century emphasized individualism in the face of the sublime, with key poetry by Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Lord Byron, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. These Romantics celebrated nature and the natural world. Romanticism’s counterpoint was the rapid industrialization of the first Industrial Revolution (c. 1760-c. 1840), which resulted in the destruction of natural landscapes and the displacement of people from rural areas to urban centers. This destruction manifested in horror fiction. One famous holiday taken together by Byron, Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Dr. Polidori on Lake Geneva produced The Vampyre and Frankenstein, in which we see the clash of science and primitivism.
| Era Romanticism (1790 – 1830) |
| Alternative Names Romantic movement, First Industrial Revolution |
| Total Entries 16 |
| Articles Romanticism – Wikipedia Wanderer above the Sea of Fog – Wikipedia Industrial Revolution – Wikipedia |
| Description This 40-year period at the beginning of the 19th century emphasized individualism in the face of the sublime, with key poetry by Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Lord Byron, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. These Romantics celebrated nature and the natural world. Romanticism’s counterpoint was the rapid industrialization of the first Industrial Revolution (c. 1760-c. 1840), which resulted in the destruction of natural landscapes and the displacement of people from rural areas to urban centers. This destruction manifested in horror fiction. One famous holiday taken together by Byron, Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Dr. Polidori on Lake Geneva produced The Vampyre and Frankenstein, in which we see the clash of science and primitivism.
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog is closely associated with Romanticism, a broad artistic and literary movement that emerged after the Age of Enlightenment. While the identity of the man is uncertain, some have suggested it is a self-portrait of the artist himself, pointing to similarities in appearance, such as the red hair, and for this reason the painting has been interpreted as an emblem of self-reflection or contemplation of life’s path. The landscape of Wanderer is considered to evoke the sublime, of greater mysteries and potential beyond the typical. Friedrich stated his ideas in regards to this, “The artist should paint not only what he has in front of him but also what he sees inside himself.” On mist, he wrote “When a region cloaks itself in mist, it appears larger and more sublime, elevating the imagination, and rousing the expectations like a veiled girl.” ~ Wanderer above the Sea of Fog – Wikipedia
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