Romanticism

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1. Noun

A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi/val forms and methods in opposition to the so-called classical style.

2. Noun

an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
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3. Noun

a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"
Vocabulary classified under Art and design
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