Question

The Romantics' sincere and undaunted expression of love for nature was a reaction to _____.

Answer 1

It was a reaction to the previously mainstream classicist period in which freedom of expression and nature were not highly valued.

Answer 2

The Romantics' sincere and undaunted expression of love for nature was a reaction to the gradual destruction of the English landscape as a consequence of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution (1760-1850) had a negative impact on nature as the new system of production, the factory system, meant an increase in air and water pollution and in the use of fossil fuels. The romantics considered the spoliation of nature as undesirable and destructive; consequently, they reacted to the impact of the Industrial revolution and, in their productions, glorified nature.