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The Romantic Period began roughly around 1770 and lasted until 1837. The political and economic atmosphere at the time heavily influenced this period. -
The French Revolution was a watershed event in world history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a book by English poet and illustrator William Blake. It is part of a series of books that he wrote in imitation of Bible prophecy, but with his own interpretation. -
The Battle of Trafalgar, also known as the Trafalgar Combat, was a naval battle that took place on October 21, 1805. -
The Frankenstein myth has its own philosophical approach: the desire for immortality and the horrible consequences of man's unethical acts.
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Composers of the Romantic Era saw music as a means of individual and emotional expression.
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Franz Liszt was a Romantic Austro-Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, piano teacher, arranger, and Secular Franciscan. -
The Romantic period ended in 1900, as compositions became increasingly expressive and inventive. Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature.