Throughout our DigiCiv class, we have touched on various aspect of world history - some are pleasant, interesting, exciting, fascinating, and fun; while others are less so. Two topics that we have discussed have particularly been interesting to me: Romanticism and Modernism. But what are they, really?
Romanticism was an "Artistic movement emerging from Germany emphasizing appreciation of nature, creativity, individualism, imagination, and beauty (as a response to Enlightenment rationalism and intellectualism). Romanticism idealized the past, reinforced nationalism, and explored the darker part of the human psyche"
