Many people associated romanticism with issues specifically relating to love- marriage, bouquets of flowers, cheesy songs, etc. While these are indeed aspects of romanticism, they fail to address the more elusive and miraculous points of the romantic experience: The pure beauty of a single flower bursting from an ice-hardened ground. The simple pleasure of a tumbling brook tickling the shoreline. The sharp crackling of an amber tinted flame. While none of these scenarios directly appeal to the emotional aspect of romanticism, they all provoke a similar feeling of soaring joy and comfort.
Romanticism isn't necessarily a specific action or qualification- it's a feeling of being immersed and connected. The amazing thing about romanticism is that this feeling is not the same for every person. What makes one person glow may make another dim. The individual nature of romanticism is one of its strongest and most important qualities because it means there are endless ideas and combinations that can continue to inspire and uplift someone.
I agree with the latter part of your analysis, but in the beginning I think you have the wrong definition of Romanticism. The romanticism that you're referring to is not an era. It is more of an adjective to describe two people's relationship. The Romanticism we discussed in class is a movement that involves the pure immersion in nature- as you said.
ReplyDeleteI agree! I think that to enjoy Romanticism more, people need to carry an open mind, because each person's Romantic experience can be different, because it is a whole experience, not just one blooming flower, like you argue.
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