Posted: May 5th, 2015

Enlightenment and Romanticism

Enlightenment and Romanticism

Answer in a fully developed, standard 5 paragraph format.

Contrast the beliefs and emphases of the Enlightenment with those of the Romantic era. Provide 4 specific examples (2 Enlightenment works, 2 Romantic works) of the elements in opposition to each other. Make sure to define your terms (you don’t need to cover everything; choose your "aspects" carefully).

http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/engl_258/lecture%20notes/frankenstein.htm

http://philosophy.eserver.org/kant/what-is-enlightenment.txt

ROMATICISM –
I-    Main elements of Romanticism are:

Superstition
Emotion over reason
God – divine creation
Individualism
Nationalism
Neo-classism