Outline Of Romanticism

Romanticism
A revolution in art, philosophy, politics and social issues

Influential philosophers
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Emmanuel Swedenborg (Heaven and Hell -1758)
Voltaire (man in control of his own destiny)
Montesquieu (division of powers)
Locke (limited, liberal gov), Bentham (liberty & rights )
• Rousseau (The Social Contract – 1762-) and
Diderot (Manifesto of Pure Reason -1760)
• Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason -1781- and
Critique of Judgement -1790-)
• Thomas Paine and Jefferson

Major historic events
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American Revolution
French Revolution
Reign of Terror
Wars of independence in Poland,
Greece, Spain, Latin America.
• Industrial revolution change in the value of life in urban society

Major Precepts of Romanticism
 Imagination (the