The French Revolution's Affect On Romanticism

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857) These writers followed "formal rules"(Thorlby 282), and based their works on scientific observations and logic (Thompson 895).
The Revolution gave the common people and writers more freedom to express feelings and stimulated them to use reason. According to Thompson, The Revolution "had a major impact on Nineteenth- Century European Life." (895) It sent a strong wave of emotion and revival throughout France (Peyre 59). This lead to new laws and standards for the citizens, including newer, less imposing literary standards.
Romanticism marked a profound change in both literature and thought. Romanticism, according to Webster's Dictionary, is defined as "a literary movement (as in early 19th century Europe) marked especially by an emphasis on the imagination and emotions and by the use of autobiographical material." Although this may be true, there is no single commonly accepted definition of Romanticism, but it has some features upon which there is general ...

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