Introducing Romanticism: A Graphic Guide
By Duncan Heath and Judy Boreham
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Philosophy, art, literature, music, and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848.
This was the age of the 'Romantic revolution', when modern attitudes to political and artistic freedom were born.
When we think of Romanticism, flamboyant figures such as Byron or Shelley instantly spring to mind, but what about Napoleon or Hegel, Turner or Blake, Wagner or Marx?
How was it that Romanticism could give birth to passionate individualism and chauvinistic nationalism at the same time? How did it prefigure the totalitarian movements of the 20th century?
Duncan Heath and Judy Boreham answer these questions and provide a unique overview of the many interlocking strands of Romanticism, focusing on the leading figures in Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and America.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Given the strength and limitations of the documentary comix form, this is a good introduction to the range of movements across the arts and sciences that can be brought together under the rubric of Romanticism. The text is admirably clear, and while operating a very high level of abstraction in order to cover the breadth of material, nonetheless provides enough concrete historical and biographical detail to give the reader some real knowledge. I actually learned some new things, and enjoyed the refresher on some things more familiar. My one major complaint concerns some graphics design choices. While most of the drawings were engaging and sometimes even informative, when the book discusses the important contributions of landscape artists, the photographic reproduction of key works is often of such low resolution as to be completely indistinct. Obviously the format of these books will not allow high-quality reproduction of art, but the graphics designer should acknowledge the limits of the form and find some other way to visually represent such artworks within in the low-res black and white format.