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This document discusses the Romantic era by exploring several Romantic artists including J.M.W. Turner, Francisco Goya, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Wordsworth, Frederic Chopin, and Richard Wagner. It defines Romanticism as a movement that transformed poetry, novels, drama, paintings, sculpture and music between the 1770s-1800s in Europe. Key aspects of Romanticism included celebrating nature, spirit, imagination and the heroic individual. The document then provides brief biographies and discussions of selected works by each featured Romantic artist.
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- 1. Romanticism Salisbury HighSchool Modern European History Jennifer Brinson EDIM 508 Dr. Wendy Lambert To illustrate and demonstrate the works of Romantic artists, writers, and composers through video, audio, and brief text. We will define “romanticism” and study J.M.W. Turner, Francisco Goya, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Wordsworth, Frederic Chopin, and Richard Wagner by discussing their biographies and their works.
- 2. PA Academic Standardsfor History 8.1.12.D -- Synthesize Historical Research 8.4.12.A -- Evaluate the significance of individuals and groups who made major political and cultural contributions to world history since 1450.
- 3. Romanticism Defined: Roots: Europe 1770s-mid 1800s Transforms: poetry, novels, drama, paintings, sculpture, and all forms of music Echoed: fears, hopes, aspirations
- 4. Romanticism Defined (further…)“ Redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures thought about themselves and about their world.” http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6.rom.html
- 5. Key Words HeroNature Spirit Imagination Creative Dynamic
- 6. Romanticism Defined Historythrough Art: Romanticism. CLEARVUE & SVE(1992). Retrieved November 12, 2008, fromDiscovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.
- 7. Joseph M. W.Turner English Landscapes @15 his first painting was exibited at the Royal Academy @18 he had his own studio @27 elected as a full member of the Royal Academy http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/turner/
- 8. Joseph M. W.Turner Studied the effects of sea and wind in every type of weather Eccentric - no close friends Refused to sell his work - b/c it depressed him http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/turner/
- 9. Joseph Mallord WilliamTurner History through Art: Romanticism. CLEARVUE & SVE(1992). Retrieved November 12, 2008, fromDiscovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.
- 10. William Wordsworth Hailsfrom NW England (Lake District) Saw in nature an emblem of god or the divine Celebrates the beauty and spiritual values of the natural world.
- 11. William Wordsworth WilliamWordsworth: 1770-1850 . United Learning (1994). Retrieved November 12, 2008, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
- 12. Richard Wagner GermanWrote his first opera @ 20 Fled Germany after the political upheavals of 1848 Changed the face of opera - by creating one continuous drama 13 operas http://users.utu.fl/hansalmi/wagner.html
- 13. Richard Wagner the Adjectives: Anarchists Socialist Proto-Fascist Nationalist Vegetarian Anti-Semite His name appeared in connection to almost all major trends in German history of the 19th and 20th centuries. http://users.utu.fl/hansalmi/wagner.html
- 14. Richard Wagner RomanticismDefined. CLEARVUE & SVE (2001). Retrieved November 12, 2008, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
- 15. Romantic Music http://www.ilovewavs .com/Movies/PT/Star%20Wars%20(John%20Williams%20Orchestra)%20-%20Movie%20Theme.wav On a piece of paper start at the middle of the page and as the music plays - draw out in a wave pattern where the music is exciting, where there is a lull, where it is steady, where it changes. Example: Were you surprised at the selection? Does it surprise you that this is based on the Romantic movement in music?
- 16. Reference List Historythrough Art: Romanticism. CLEARVUE & SVE(1992). Retrieved November 12, 2008, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation . Pioch, Nicholas. (October 14, 2002). Turner, Joseph Mallord William. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www. ibiblio .org/wm/paint/auth/turner/ Romanticism Defined. CLEARVUE & SVE (2001). Retrieved November 12, 2008, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ Romanticism. Retrieved November 10, 2008. From http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6.rom.html Salmi,, Hannu. (n.d.) Richard Wagner Archive . Retrieved November 10, 2008 from http://users.utu.fl/hansalmi/wagner.html William Wordsworth: 1770-1850 . United Learning (1994). Retrieved November 12, 2008, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
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- #3 PA Standards for History. Only two direct links, several indirect links to U.S. History and culture. Many links to language arts, literature, and art standards.
- #4 Go over ideas on the page. Given the recent election -- what are the students’ fears, hopes, and asiprations -- what art, music, and literature might this historic event inspire?
- #5 Ask students what they think of their world and themselves and make some predictions about what people in the Romantic period would think about -- based on their knowledge of French Revolution and Industrial Revolution units.
- #6 Each term will enter the screen automatically -- concludes with the term “dynamic” -- Discuss with students the meanings of the words or terms/ideas that come to mind for them. Click for next slide
- #7 Title, Video, and Citation will enter automatically. Click on video to play.
- #8 Title, Text, Source, and 4 Paintings will appear automatically. Discuss Turner’s several trips to Venice Italy and his painting of the Grand Canal -- still a scene for painters today.
- #9 Title, Text, Source, and 4 Paintings will appear automatically. Discuss the Romantic Movement on the verge of the Industrial Revolution as Turner paints the railroad.
- #10 Title, Film, and Citation will appear automatically. Click on film picture to play. Discuss the qualities of Turner’s paintings that made them part of the Romantic era.
- #11 Information will appear automatically - discuss nature as an emblem of god, why are people inspired by nature?
- #12 Title, Film, and Citation will appear automatically. Click on film picture to play. Discuss Wordsworth’s Romantic inspirations.
- #13 Information will appear automatically. Discuss the influence of the “political upheavals” on a composer, artist, author and what upheavals might have been influencing the leading Romantic figures.
- #14 All text will appear automatically. Discuss what the terms mean and why Wagner would have been connected to each. Is there a term that puzzles the students (vegetarian) as a major trend? Why?
- #15 Title, Video, and Citation will enter automatically. Click on picture to play video.
- #16 Give the instructions to the kids -- click to get the example to enter the screen. Click to get the link to enter and click on the link to play the music file (approx. 5 minutes, but may be stopped early depending on time). Click to bring the discussion questions on the screen and discuss with the students.