Romanticism and AestheticismRomanticism:--Late 18th-mid 19th centuries--Values:--Individual over society--Emotion over reason--Nature over industry--History over future--Organic over structured--Sublime and GrotesqueRomantic Theatre:--Admiration of Shakespeare--Mood, character, and emotion more important than plot--Victor Hugo (1802-1885)Schiller—Mary Stuart (1800)--German play about English Renaissance politics--Heroine: Mary Stuart, Villain?: Queen Elizabeth IAestheticism--Mid-late 19th century--Also called “Decadence,” especially in France--“Art for art’s sake”--Values beauty and witOscar Wilde (1845-1900)--Playwright, poet, celebrity--Face of British Aestheticism--Primarily known for lighthearted comedies and witty sayings--Prosecuted for
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