THE ROMANTIC PERIOD The Romantic Period was a time when eighteenth century thinking changed from the world being viewed from the mind, to being viewed through the heart. This period was given its name by historians if the late 1800’s because all the attitudes and tendencies of eighteenth century classicism and rationalism were changed drastically. The Romantic Period not only influenced political and ideological matters, but also it showed great contrast from the literature and …showed first 75 words of 419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 419 total…composers began to exhibit a romantic, rather than a Classical, view of the art. Early examples of the Romantic Period in music are shown by Franz Schubert and Carl Maria von Weber. Side note: The only information about theater during the Romantic Period that I found is that it consisted of mostly opera. No information was found on schools of thought during this period although I’m pretty sure they were Cambridge, Oxford, and Harvard.