similarities and Differences Between Neoclassicism and Romanticism

History of English Literature from 1350 to 1900 Similarities and differences between Neoclassicism and Romanticism

1. NAME: MAHIDA BHUMIKA PRAKASHBHAI ROLL NO: 5 ENROLLMENT NUMBER:3069206420200021 M.A. SEM -1 SUBJECT: PAPER 5 HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM 1350 TO 1900 TOPIC: SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEOCLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM.

2. Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism; was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism, as a movement, represents a calm and ordered view based on a particular view of classical civilization, much as the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen touched off a flurry of Egyptomania in design. It is also a reaction to the fluttering energies of Rococo art. It is monumental .

3. FOR EXAMPLE, LAXMAN’S ENGRAVING OF ACHILLES MOURNING PATROCLUS, 1797:

4. DAVID’S OATH OF THE HORATII:

5. INGRES’S WONDERFUL PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON ON HIS IMPERIAL THRONE, 1806:

6. FOR EXAMPLE, GOYA’S DISASTERS OF WAR:

7. IN A MOVE PASTORAL MODE, CONSTABLE’S WIVENHOE PARK:

8. FUSELI’S THE NIGHTMARE:

9. ONE OF TURNER’S GREAT CANVASES, LIKE THIS SHIPWRECK:

10. GERICAULT’S THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA:

11. As the Romantic movement in general is a reaction to the Enlightenment, so Romantic painting is a reaction to Neoclassical art .

12. In literature, it will suffice to compare a great figure of English Augustan literature, Samuel Johnson, with two contemporaries who represent the beginnings of English Romanticism Johnson was an essayist, a poet, a novelist, the first lexicographer in English, and above all a moralist. His poem The Vanity Of Human Wishes is a free imitation of Juvenal’s Tenth Satire. His prose is measured and balanced. He was a creature of settled habits, rarely leaving London he one remarked “Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.” His prose has a classical symmetry and balance

13. NEOCLASSICISM VS ROMANTICISM The principle distinction between neoclassicism and romanticism is that neoclassicism focuses on objectivity, reason, and Intellect. While romanticism stresses on human creativity, nature, and emotions or feelings.

14. WHAT IS ROMANTICISM IN WRITING? Romanticism in the writing usually focuses on an individual and the creative aspect of the character as opposed to the current social norms . WHAT IS NEOCLASSICISM IN WRITING? Neoclassicism is a movement that drew motivation from the classical Greek/Roman age. The scholars of this period attempted to emulate the style of Greeks and Romans. Neoclassicism was a response against the renaissance, which was between 1660 and 1798.

15. WHAT IS NEOCLASSICISM? Neoclassicism is a movement that drew motivation from the classical Greek/Roman age. The scholars of this period attempted to emulate the style of Greeks and Romans. Neoclassicism was a response against the renaissance, which was between 1660 and 1798. Neoclassicism depended on traditional topics: Structure, rationality, and objectivity were the primary highlights of neoclassical writing. These were old topics that neoclassical authors appreciated and endeavored to emulate.

16. NEOCLASSICAL AUTHORS John Milton Alexander Pope Voltaire John Dryden Jonathan Swift Daniel Defoe

17. WHAT IS ROMANTICISM? Romanticism is an abstract movement that started around 1789. The fundamental elements of this movement is its accentuation on the creative mind, subjectivity, inspiration, and human emotions. The Romantic movement drew motivation from Medieval and Baroque periods and its primary topics were nature, life, and love.

18. ROMANTIC WRITERS William Wordsworth John Keats Lord Byron Samuel Taylor Coleridge Walter Scott Percy Bysshe Shelley Mary Shelly William Blake

19. NEOCLASSICISM VS ROMANTICISM TABLE

20. PERIOD Neoclassicism: Neoclassicism lasted from about 1660 and 1798. Romanticism: Romanticism lasted from about1789 to 1832.

21. EMPHASIS Neoclassicism: Neoclassicism emphasized on structure, restraint, and objectivity. Romanticism: Romanticism emphasized on imagination, emotion, and subjectivity .

22. INSPIRATION Neoclassicism: Neoclassicism drew its inspiration from Classical age (Greeks and Romans). Romanticism: Romanticism drew its inspiration from Medieval and Baroque eras .

23. THEMES Neoclassicism: Greek and Roman history, bravery, restraint, and courage were major themes in neoclassicism. Romanticism: Nature, legends, and pastoral life were major themes in romanticism.

24. REFERENCES https://www.atxfinearts.com/blogs/news/neoclassicism-vs-romanticism# : Defferences between romanticism and Neoclassicism https://pediaa.com/difference-between-neoclassicism-and-romanticism/amp/ definition and differences between Neoclassicism and Romanticism https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-similarities-and-differences-between-Neoclassicism-and-Romanticism-in-art-and-literature ? Similarity and differences between romanticism and Neoclassicism

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