23 LIFE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGE23.5 Literature, Music, and Art in

the Industrial Age

I. Romanticism

A. Romanticism1. Work appealed to the imagination and a spirit of

individuality2. Interested in showing life as they thought it should

be3. Valued emotion and instinct above reason

B. Famous Romantics4. Poets: William Wordsworth, John Keats, and Lord

Byron5. Sir Walter Scott- Ivanhoe6. Grimm brothers- collected fairy tales7. James Fenimore Cooper- American that wrote

about frontier life

II. Romantic music, painting, and Architecture

A. Music1. Ludwig van Beethoven- powerful and passionate

emotions, example Pastoral Symphony2. Johannes Brahms3. Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky- 1812 Overture4. Richard Wagner- German opera composer

B. Painting5. subjects from the past- drama, action, nature

C. Architecture6. Gothic revival- attempt to revive medieval

architectural styles

III. Photography

A. Age of photography began in 18391. Louis Daquerre introduced his

daguerreotypea. An early type of photograph

2. Impacted society

B. Gave rise to the movement known as realism

IV. The Rise of Realism

A. Realism-deal with every day life and social settings

B. Types of Realism1. Regionalism- focus on life in specific places-

American2. Naturalists-showed ugly and unpleasant

aspects of everyday lifea. Attempted to expose social problems through the

arts

C. Impressionists- painters tried to paint vivid impressions of people and places.3. Studied light and color

List characteristics of each artistic movement.

Romanticism Realism

1. Which artistic movement is more beneficial to society?

V. Experiments in Art Forms

A. Many artist rebelled against the industrial world1. Paul Cezanne- explored the form and shapes

of his subjects. He moved away from realistic scenesa. Cezanne influenced a group called the

postimpressionists

Assignment

Select one of the artist, musicians, or writers discussed in this section and write up a series of interview-style questions that explore pertinent topics you would like to discuss with the artist.

Assignment Part II

You will then switch with a partner and they will pretend to answer those questions as the person being interviewed. Use your books and internet biographies to answer accurately