Romanticism

== English == === Etymology === From romantic + -ism. === Proper noun === Romanticism (art, literature, music) An intellectual (especially artistic, literary, and musical) movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past, preferring the medieval to the classical. Antonym: classical ==== Related terms ==== Romantic romanticist ==== Translations ====