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  • Essay / A Relationship with Nature: Romanticism - 1095

    Nature has been so celebrated through art, photography, poetry and other literature that many people see it as a norm to associate nature and beauty. These artists use their talent to reveal the interpersonal connection they have with nature. Toward the end of the 18th century, Romanticism emerged as an intellectual movement in reaction to the Industrial Revolution, focused on scientific reasoning about nature. The Romantics believed in nature as a foundation of heavenly emotions and thoughts that brought a sense of peace, tranquility, and renewal, instead of the unnatural feelings and visions described by the new technologically advanced world. This revolt against the scientific view of nature was primarily represented through the visual arts and literature, in which artists and philosophers placed strong emphasis on the eminence and beauty of the natural environment. However, some literary poems that exemplify Romanticism's mystical view of nature fail to recognize the unintended complexity of nature and its effects on humans. If we believe that humans exist in harmony with nature, it is surprising that some people admire nature and its beauty, while others despise it. In any situation, the outcome depends on the person's attitude towards the situation. Just like in nature, the same environment exists around people, however they choose to interpret it. Nature is an uncontrollable force that has no idea of ​​its effect on human well-being. Therefore, it can be soothing or calamitous. In Robert Frost's poem, Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, there is a conflict that results from the speaker being subject to a seductive pull toward the woods and a depressing pull of responsibility that ... .. middle of paper ......oesia%22>.Stone, Edward. "Crane's 'Legion Soldier'" American Literature 30.2 (1958): 242-44. JSTOR. Internet. April 12, 2014. .Watkins, Floyd C. “Coming and Returning: The Religious Poetry of Robert Frost.” Selection of contemporary literary criticism. Gale, and Web. April 12, 2014. .West, Ray B., Jr. “Stephen Crane: Author in Transition.” American Literature 34.2 (1962): 218 28. JSTOR. Internet. April 8, 2014. .Westbrook, Max. “Stephen Crane: The Model of Affirmation.” Nineteenth-Century Fiction 14.3 (1959): 219-29. JSTOR. Internet. April 8. 2014. .