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    Romanticism developed in Spain in the early 19th century, later than in other European countries. It was an intense movement as Spanish authors drew from the works of major English and German Romantic writers that had recently been translated. Romanticism came to Spain through both the southern region of Andalusia and the northern region of Catalonia. It rejected the rationalism of Neoclassicism and emphasized emotions and individual subjectivism. The two main types of Romanticism in Spain were Traditional Romanticism which defended traditional ideals, and Revolutionary Romanticism which explored irrational knowledge and Hegelian dialectic. A notable aspect of Spanish Romanticism was Costumbrismo, which depicted folkloric customs and

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    Romanticism developed in Spain in the early 19th century, later than in other European countries. It was an intense movement as Spanish authors drew from the works of major English and German Romantic writers that had recently been translated. Romanticism came to Spain through both the southern region of Andalusia and the northern region of Catalonia. It rejected the rationalism of Neoclassicism and emphasized emotions and individual subjectivism. The two main types of Romanticism in Spain were Traditional Romanticism which defended traditional ideals, and Revolutionary Romanticism which explored irrational knowledge and Hegelian dialectic. A notable aspect of Spanish Romanticism was Costumbrismo, which depicted folkloric customs and

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    Romanticism developed in Spain in the early 19th century, later than in other European countries. It was an intense movement as Spanish authors drew from the works of major English and German Romantic writers that had recently been translated. Romanticism came to Spain through both the southern region of Andalusia and the northern region of Catalonia. It rejected the rationalism of Neoclassicism and emphasized emotions and individual subjectivism. The two main types of Romanticism in Spain were Traditional Romanticism which defended traditional ideals, and Revolutionary Romanticism which explored irrational knowledge and Hegelian dialectic. A notable aspect of Spanish Romanticism was Costumbrismo, which depicted folkloric customs and

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    Romanticism Literature

    Romanticism is a movement that occurred during the first half of the 19th century and which affected
    all aspects of life, especially culture and art. It originated in Germany and the United Kingdom at the
    end of the 18th century as a revolutionary reaction to the rationalism present during
    the Enlightenment and Neoclassicism, and it emphasized feelings over reason. Romanticism is
    subjected to each individual's feelings, so there are many variations between countries, and even in the
    same nation.
    Spanish Romanticism Literature
    Romanticism developed during the first half of the 19th century, before
    the arrival of Realism, and it reached Spain when the rest of Europe had
    already moved on to new cultural movements. This is
    why Romanticism in Spain was such an intense movement: it was
    condensed in time and all the resources were already available, especially
    when the translated works of the great English and German writers
    of Romanticism reached the country.
    The beginning of the 19th century was a time of high political tension as
    the conservatives attempted to defend their priviledges while the liberal
    and progressive elements tried to supplant them. Traditional Catholic
    thought had to defend hard against the freethinkers of the period, who
    often followed the philosophies of the German Karl C.F. Krause. Spain
    was seen as a kind of backwards, old-world kind of country in Europe, as
    the rest of the countries were undergoing extensive industrial
    development and cultural enrichment.
    Romanticism made it to Spain through both the southern region of
    Andalusia, and the northern region of Catalonia. Andalusia was the place where Juan Nicolás Böhl de
    Faber, who was in fact the father of Spanish novelist Fernán Caballero, decided to publish a collection of
    articles between the years of 1818 and 1819, in which he defended Spanish Golden Age theatre. These
    works were later atacked by a variety of the neo-Classicist writers such as José Joaquín de Mora and
    Antonio Alcalá Galiano.
    Later, in the Spanish region of Catalonia, a journal entitled "El Europeo" was published in the city of
    Barcelona between 1823 and 1824 by a collection of international journalists. Following the example of
    Böhl de Faber, the journal widely defended the traditionalist Romanticism style, and totally rejected the
    values of Neo-Classicism. It was it this publication that a feature of the Romantic ideology first
    appeared, under the title of Romanticismo.
    There are two types of Romanticism:
    •Traditional Romanticism: defends the restoration of traditional ideals in politics, religion
    and nationalism that were present during the previous century. Some authors are Walter
    Scott in England, Chateaubriand in France and José Zorrilla in Madrid, Spain.
    •Revolutionary Romanticism: has three main aspects: search and proof of the irrational
    knowledge denied by reason, Hegelian dialectic and historicism. The main authors are Lord
    Byron in England, Victor Hugo in France and José de Espronceda in Spain.
    The main characteristics of Romanticism are:
    •Rejection of Neoclassicism: romanticism doesn't abide
    by the rules imposed during Neoclassicism. The
    Romantics mix different genres and verses, and don't
    respect the Aristotelian three-unit rule.
    •Subjectivism: the feelings of the author are the most
    important thing in Romanticism, and they live them to
    the extremes. Their emotions are reflected in their
    works, and they can turn a landscape into a
    despairingly bleak scene to match their mood. Love is
    the most important feeling of all, and it should be lived
    intensely, whether good or bad.
    •Attraction towards the nocturnal and the mysterious: Romantics loved anything that
    escaped reason, like miracles, visual hallucinations, and anything to do with witchcraft and
    world of spirits.
    •Escape from their surroundings: Romantics reject the bourgeois world they live in, and in
    their works they evoke and imagine past and better days, and exotic lands. Romantics are
    attracted by the Middle Ages and Renaissance as times of mystery and occultism.
    "Costumbrismo" was one of the most important aspects of the school of Romanticism. Its main topics
    were the folkloric habits, especially those of the lower classes, and they used the language in its purest
    form. Costumbrismo was generated as a sign of melancholy and nostalgia towards past customs and
    ideals, and it contributed to the decadency of Romanticism and the beginning of Realism. In Spain, the
    main author of the Costumbrismo is Mesonero Romanos, who was more on the sidelines of
    Romanticism literature.

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