Romanticism was a movement that began in Europe in the last decades of the seventeenth century. It has had an impact far beyond literature, although its name is associated with it. Romanticism influenced the arts in general, the philosophy and even the political thinking of its time.
During the period this movement lasted, society emphasized what was called the romantic spirit: an individual-centered attitude and worldview. Its aim was to differentiate itself from Enlightenment thinking, which preached objectivity and placed reason at the center of the world.
