Editing Romanticism (section)

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For most of the Western world, Romanticism was at its peak from approximately 1800 to 1850. The first Romantic ideas arose from an earlier German [[Counter-Enlightenment]] movement called ''[[Sturm und Drang]]'' (German: "Storm and Stress"). This movement directly criticized the Enlightenment's position that humans can fully comprehend the world through [[rationality]] alone, suggesting that [[intuition]] and [[emotion]] are key components of [[insight]] and understanding.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hamilton|first=Paul|title=The Oxford Handbook of European Romanticism|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2016|isbn=978-0-19-969638-3|location=Oxford|pages=170|language=en}}</ref> Published in 1774, "[[The Sorrows of Young Werther]]" by [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] began to shape the Romanticist movement and its ideals. The events and ideologies of the [[French Revolution]] were also direct influences on the movement; many early Romantics throughout Europe sympathized with the ideals and achievements of French revolutionaries.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Blechman|first=Max|title=Revolutionary Romanticism: A Drunken Boat Anthology|publisher=City Lights Books|year=1999|isbn=0-87286-351-4|location=San Francisco, CA|pages=84–85|language=en}}</ref>

A confluence of circumstances led to Romanticism's decline in the mid-19th century, including (but not limited to) the rise of [[Realism (arts)|Realism and Naturalism]], [[Charles Darwin]]'s publishing of the ''[[Origin of Species]]'', the transition from [[Age of Revolution|widespread revolution in Europe]] to a more [[conservative]] climate, and a shift in public consciousness to the immediate impact of technology and [[urbanization]] on the [[working class]]. By [[World War I]], Romanticism was overshadowed by new cultural, social, and political movements, many of them hostile to the perceived [[illusion]]s and preoccupations of the Romantics.

However, Romanticism has had a lasting impact on Western civilization, and many works of art, music, and literature that embody the Romantic ideals have been made after the end of the Romantic era. The movement's advocacy for nature appreciation is cited as an influence for current [[nature conservation]] efforts. The majority of [[film scores]] from the [[Golden Age of Hollywood]] were written in the lush [[orchestral]] Romantic style, and this genre of orchestral cinematic music is still often seen in films of the 21st century. The philosophical underpinnings of the movement have influenced modern political theory, both among [[Liberalism|liberals]] and [[conservatives]].