Romanticism

ARTWORK

1. Caspar David Friedrich: "The Wanderer above the sea at Fog"

2. Explore "Visual Arts" and "Gallery" at very bottom of page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism

3. J.M.W. Turner: Click here

4. Frederic Edwin Church's "The Icebergs": Click here

MUSIC

• Frederic Chopin:

  • Sample 1

• Franz Liszt:

  • Sample 1

  • Sample 2

• Johannes Brahms:

  • Sample 1

  • Sample 2

  • Sample 3

• Pyotr Tchaikovsky:

  • Sample 1

  • Sample 2 (wait for it...be patient...listen to the whole thing! The most recognizable part isn't until 3:00)

Poetry

• Read this poem and understand it. Everything you need to know about Romanticism is encapsulated in this poem.

  • William Wordsworth: Daffodils

• Read this brief introduction to Romanticism

• Read six different poems by the artists on the above page (including at least one by Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats)--once you click on their name, the poems will be found on the right

Scientific Advances

• Look at this site: Click here

• Listen to the radio story found at this site