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What is Romanticism?

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A movement in art, literature, and music during the 19th century.

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What are the 5 'I's that characterize Romanticism?

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Imagination, Intuition, Idealism, Inspiration, Individuality.

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How did Romanticism view imagination?

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Imagination was emphasized over reason and was considered necessary for creating all art.

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What did Samuel Taylor Coleridge call imagination?

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Intellectual intuition.

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What value did Romantics place on intuition?

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They valued intuition, or feeling and instincts, over reason.

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How did William Wordsworth describe poetry?

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As 'the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.'

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What is idealism in the context of Romanticism?

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The concept that we can make the world a better place, emphasizing spirit, mind, or language over matter.

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Who was Immanuel Kant and what was his view on idealism?

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A German philosopher who held that the mind shapes the world we perceive.

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What does it mean to be an 'inspired creator' in Romanticism?

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It means to be spontaneous and go with the moment rather than being a 'technical master'.

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What social movements were celebrated by Romantics?

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Women’s Rights and Abolitionism.