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Themes of the Romantic Movement

  • EscapismKing Ludwig II of Bavaria stands in a caricature wearing the armor of King Lohengrin, his eyes fixed on a world that exists only in Richard Wagner's operas.
  • Romantic nationalismThe year 1848 marked a turning point when revolutionary waves swept across Europe, challenging the established order of dynastic empires.
  • MedievalismIn the 1330s, Petrarch declared that European culture had stagnated and drifted into what he called the "Dark Ages". He argued this decline began with the…