1. Romanticism vs. Realism

2. Romanticism Rebelled against Enlightenment’s emphasis on reason
Wanted to inspire deep emotions
An age of passion, rebellion, individuality, imagination, intuition, idealism, and creativity.
Nature in the raw, wild state

3. Romanticism From the late 18th Century to the mid 19th Century.
The Romantic hero (tragic hero) is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has the self as the center of his or her own existence.
ART: “Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps”; JMW Turner

4. Realism Attempted to present the world as it was
Lacked the sentiment and emotion of romanticism
Looked at harsh side of life which they wanted to improve

5. Realism
1850 to WWII
ART: Realism, French, Jean-Francois Millet, , "The Gleaners," 1857

6. Authors

7. Alexander Dumas vs. Charles Dickens
Birthplace: France
Works: The Three Musketeers; The Count of Monte Cristo
Technique: Romantic hero battles huge odds - emphasizes heroic past
Birthplace: England
Works: Oliver Twist, Tale of Two Cities
Technique: portrays lives of slum dwellers and downtrodden - exposes ills of society

8. Painters

9. Eugene Delacroix vs. Gustave Courbet
Birthplace: France
Works: Landscapes, peasants & medieval knights
Technique: wanted to capture beauty of nature & convey violent energy of emotion
Birthplace:France
Works: painted ordinary, working-class subjects
Technique: wanted to portray the realities of the time & reject imagination

10. Composers

11. Beethoven vs. Aaron Copeland
Birthplace: Germany
Works: 5th Symphony, Ode to Joy
Technique: Conveyed intense emotional struggle through music
Birthplace: America
Works: Piano Concerto
Technique: Sought to restore the order, balance & harmony of the classical era, a revolt against chaos of Romanticism