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1 Characteristics of RomanticismRomanticCharacteristicDescrip tion of CharacteristicInterest in thecommon man andchildhoodRomantics believed in the natural goodness ofhumans which is hindered by the urban life ofcivilization. They believed that the savage is noble,childhood is good and the emotions inspired byboth beliefs causes the heart to senses,emotions, andfeelingsRomantics believed that knowledge is gainedthrough intuition rather than deduction. This isbest summed up by Wordsworth who stated that all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow ofpowerful feelings. Awe of natureRomantics stressed the awe of nature in art andlanguage and the experience of sublimity througha connection with nature. Romantics rejected therationalization of nature by theprevious thinkersof the Enlightenment of theindividualRomantics often elevated the achievements of themisunderstood,heroic individual ofimaginationRomantics legitimized the individual imagination asa critical authority.
