Liszt at the piano

THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

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    Beethoven.

    One of the most famous composers in the world, Ludwig van Beethoven is his full name.
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    The Industrial Revolution

    The most important period of time for modern day humanity, since it started industry, and with that, many new things were created that are fundamental nowadays.
  • The French Revolution.

    The French Revolution.
    This was a period of time where chaos was all over France. THo, this changed the view of many things all around the world.
  • Publishing of Lyrical Ballads.

    Publishing of Lyrical Ballads.
    It's a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the English Romantic movement in literature.
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    The Theater

    The theater was the great vehicle of communication for romantic expression, it was the most popular genre and through it their desires for freedom and national sentiment were channeled.
  • Defense of Freedom.

    Defense of Freedom.
    The struggle for creative and social freedom was an important element of Romanticism, with its emphasis on the idea of individuality. That is why people started defending their freedom.
  • Publishing of Frankenstein.

    Publishing of Frankenstein.
    Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein, one of the most famous books in the world.
  • French Realism

    French Realism
    It is considered that the end of the romantic period coincides with the emergence of French realism, in the mid-19th century.