Concetti Chiave
- The concept of the Sublime emerged in the late 18th century, emphasizing human sensibility and perceptions in art.
- The Sublime contrasted with the classical ideal of beauty, highlighting nature's strength, irregularity, and fear.
- Romanticism evolved from medieval romances, focusing on emotions like loneliness and melancholy over intellect.
- The Romantic Age was influenced by the French Revolution, with a revolutionary spirit in politics, society, and ideology.
- Artistic expression during Romanticism rejected neoclassical rules, favoring personal feelings and emotional depth.
What is the rise of the sublime?
In the second half of the Eighteenth century higher value began to be placed on the individual’s sensibility, the critical term that came to include most of the new ideas about art and human perceptions was “the Sublime”. The ideal of Sublime was set against the classical ideal of the beautiful and indicates strength, irregularity and fear transmitted by the Nature.
Romanticism and its evolution
Typical of the new Romantic originally meant “typical of the old medieval romances” but from the second half of the Eighteenth century the meaning of the word began to acquire new connotations: it was marked by feeling (like loneliness and melancholy) rather than by intellect.
The assessment of the literature of the Romantic Age must begin with the French Revolution, the revolutionary spirit took various forms: political and social, both in France and America; ideological especially with revolts against all forms of authority; and artistic against neoclassical rules and in favour of the free expression of personal feelings.
Domande da interrogazione
- What was the significance of the concept of the Sublime in the Eighteenth century?
- What role did the French Revolution play in the Romantic Age?
In the second half of the Eighteenth century, the Sublime became a critical term that encompassed new ideas about art and human perception, emphasizing strength, irregularity, and fear as opposed to the classical ideal of beauty.
The French Revolution marked the beginning of the Romantic Age, inspiring a revolutionary spirit that manifested politically, socially, ideologically, and artistically, challenging neoclassical rules and promoting the free expression of personal feelings.
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