Resulting in part from the libertarian and egalitarian ideals of the French Revolution, the
romantic movements had in common only a revolt against the prescribed rules of classicism.
The basic aims of romanticism were various: a return to nature and to belief in the goodness
of humanity; the rediscovery of the artist as a supremely individual creator; the development
of nationalistic pride; and the exaltation of the senses and emotions over reason and intellect.
In addition, romanticism was a philosophical revolt against rationalism. On the contrary,
classicism is a term that, when applied…
