Romanticism by HUB Scuola https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs en-us 2023-02-24 09:45:58 UTC 2025-09-24 08:25:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f304.png ROMANTICISM mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493682998 Main themes:
  • nature
  • individualism
  • imagination
  • political engagement
Reaction against the Enlightenment
Dates
Places
]]> 2023-02-24 09:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493682998 HISTORY: Romanticism mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493685293 Romanticism developed in Europe in the 19th century until 1910. It was a cultural movement that arose as a reaction to the Enlightenment. The main themes were contemplation of nature, individualism, imagination and political engagement. Romanticism affirmed values that are still valid today.]]> 2023-02-24 10:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493685293 HISTORY: The American Revolution mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493706794 In 1776, the 13 British colonies in North America signed the Declaration of Independence, starting the war against the British Crown. Although the British troops were stronger, George Washington, general in charge of the colonial troops, trained and expanded the army, achieving the first victories. In 1781 the British army was defeated, but the peace treaty was signed only in 1783.]]> 2023-02-24 10:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493706794 HISTORY: The French Revolution mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493708628 The French Revolution was the starting point of the Modern era and inspired Romanticism. The French Revolution began in 1789 with the abolition of the Monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic. The ideals that inspired the Revolution were the freedom of the people, equality, and brotherhood among human beings. Even today, the motto of the Revolution represents the French Republic.]]> 2023-02-24 10:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493708628 HISTORY: The Industrial Revolution mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493710246 The Industrial Revolution refers to the productive and technological progress that took place mainly in Europe in the 18th century. The process of the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain. The use of machines, the concentration of production in factories, and the migration of peasants from the countryside to the cities caused great social changes.]]> 2023-02-24 10:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493710246 MUSIC: Ludwig van Beethoven mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493712243 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) is one of the greatest composers of all time. In his music, he embodied the ideals of freedom and justice of the French Revolution. The ideal of brotherhood among men is well represented by the 'Ode to Joy', that today is the official anthem of the European Union. His works are still widely performed all around the world.]]> 2023-02-24 10:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493712243 MUSIC: Fryderyk Chopin mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493714477 His piano pieces are among the best known of European Romanticism. Fryderyck Chopin (1810 – 1849) composed his first works at the age of 7. In Chopin’s music emerges a typical trait of Romanticism, that until then was ignored in most works of art: attention to the folk tradition. He wrote many compositions that renewed music and also innovated piano technique.]]> 2023-02-24 10:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493714477 MUSIC: Richard Wagner mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493747925 Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) is considered one of the greatest composers of Romanticism. His works fall into the genre of musical theatre. The stories draw inspiration from Scandinavian and Germanic myths, as well as chivalric romance. Even today, a festival entirely dedicated to his works is still held every year in Germany.]]> 2023-02-24 11:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493747925 ENGLISH: William Blake mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493749537 William Blake (1757 – 1827) was a central figure of the Romantic period. In his works, ranging from painting to literature, neoclassical and pre-Romantic elements are mixed. Blake was an outcast compared to contemporary poets such as William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. However, Blake had a great influence on Romantic poets.]]> 2023-02-24 11:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493749537 ENGLISH: William Blake, 'The Tyger' mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493751566 ‘The Tyger’ is a poem included in the collection Songs of Experience, published in 1794. In Blake’s poetics, the tiger becomes a symbol of the satanic nature and dark side of man. It contrasts with the purity and innocence of the lamb, which symbolises Christian culture.]]> 2023-02-24 11:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493751566 ENGLISH: William Blake, 'The Lamb' mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493789743 ‘The Lamb’ is one of Blake’s best-known poems, included in ‘Songs of Innocence’. The lamb is a clear reference to biblical texts. It represents purity but also the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as opposed to the disturbing figure of the tiger in ‘The Tyger’. The lamb necessarily implies the presence of the tiger.]]> 2023-02-24 12:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493789743 ENGLISH: Lord Byron, ‘Don Juan’ (1819 – 24) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493798940 ‘Don Juan’ is a poem written by George Gordon Byron. In the poem, Lord Byron explores the character of the Spanish philanderer, portraying him as a naive young man who is easily seduced by all the women he meets during his adventures. Although criticised for immorality, the poem was a huge success.]]> 2023-02-24 12:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493798940 ENGLISH: Percy Bysshe Shelley, ‘Ode to the west wind’ (1820) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493802448 Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 – 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets. His ‘Ode to the West Wind’ describes the effects of the impetuous west wind on Nature. The wind is the symbol of poetic inspiration and the radical change brought into the world by poetry.]]> 2023-02-24 12:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493802448 TECHNOLOGY: The Steam Engine mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493804130 The steam engine produces work from heat energy.
A first steam engine was built in 1690 by Frenchman Denis Papin. But the first functioning machine was built by James Watt in the early 18th century. The use of the steam engine in factories and as a means of transport marked the start of a revolution that changed the world forever.
]]> 2023-02-24 12:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493804130 ITALIAN: Ugo Foscolo, ‘Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis’ (1802) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493876568 ‘Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis’ narrates the disillusion of the protagonist, a strong supporter of Romantic ideals. The dream of a free homeland is over. The love for the young Teresa is a struggle between nature and intellect. Even the landscape reflects the protagonist’s despair. ]]> 2023-02-24 13:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493876568 ITALIAN: Giacomo Leopardi, I Canti (1835) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493880506 I Canti is the collection of most of Giacomo Leopardi’s poems. One of the fundamental themes is man’s departure from nature. For Leopardi, the use of reason and knowledge are a source of man’s unhappiness, and poetry aims to give it a voice.]]> 2023-02-24 13:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493880506 ART: Painting – Caspar David Friedrich, 'Wanderer above the Sea of Fog' (1818) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493882765 A man in a dark overcoat contemplates the horizon from a rocky cliff. In front of him, the mysterious and indefinite nature. It is one of the most important works of the 19th century and a masterpiece of Romantic Art.]]> 2023-02-24 13:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493882765 ART: Painting – John Constable, 'The Hay Wain' (1821) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493884520 The hay wain is only apparently the subject of this painting by John Constable. The real subject is nature. Constable portrayed seemingly insignificant scenes that were, however, an opportunity to depict nature in its most dramatic expression, with sunsets, approaching thunderstorms, surges, and hurricanes.]]> 2023-02-24 13:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493884520 ART: Painting – William Turner, 'Rain, Steam, and Speed' (1844) mappe_bacheche https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493888160 In this work, Turner depicted England’s first steam train crossing an iron bridge over the Thames River. Turner combined the typical Romantic passion for nature with the innovative theme of speed artificially produced by the steam engine.]]> 2023-02-24 13:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mappe_bacheche/tqy0s0kjkds2lbcs/wish/2493888160