Romantic nationalism
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Romantic nationalism is a 19th-century ideological movement that fused romantic ideals of emotion, culture, and history with the political project of defining and legitimizing nations based on shared language, folklore, and heritage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century political movement
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cultural movement ⓘ ideology ⓘ nationalist ideology ⓘ |
| emergedInContextOf |
decline of feudal structures in Europe
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formation of modern nation-states ⓘ multi-ethnic empires in Europe ⓘ resistance to Napoleonic domination ⓘ rise of mass literacy ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Volksgeist
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ethnic community ⓘ historical mission of the nation ⓘ homeland as sacred space ⓘ mother tongue as marker of nation ⓘ national spirit ⓘ |
| hasCriticism |
idealization and mythologization of the past
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potential to foster chauvinism ⓘ tendency toward exclusionary ethnic definitions ⓘ use in later authoritarian and fascist ideologies ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
creation of national unity
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definition of the nation through shared culture ⓘ mobilization for national independence or unification ⓘ political legitimization of nations ⓘ preservation of national traditions ⓘ resistance to cultural assimilation ⓘ resistance to foreign domination ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacteristic |
celebration of peasantry as bearers of national spirit
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collection and codification of folklore ⓘ emotional attachment to the homeland ⓘ emphasis on culture ⓘ emphasis on emotion ⓘ emphasis on history ⓘ emphasis on the uniqueness of each nation ⓘ focus on national language ⓘ focus on shared heritage ⓘ fusion of romanticism and nationalism ⓘ idealization of the national past ⓘ interest in folk songs ⓘ interest in folk tales ⓘ interest in medievalism ⓘ interest in national costumes and customs ⓘ interest in national epics ⓘ link between people, land, and history ⓘ opposition to Enlightenment universalism ⓘ organic view of the nation as a cultural community ⓘ sacralization of the nation ⓘ standardization and elevation of vernacular languages ⓘ use of literature and art for national awakening ⓘ use of myth and legend in nation-building ⓘ valorization of folk traditions ⓘ view of the nation as a historical destiny ⓘ |
| hasPeriodOfProminence |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Balkan national movements
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Central European national revivals ⓘ Eastern European national revivals ⓘ European nation-building in the 19th century ⓘ German unification ⓘ Italian unification ⓘ Scandinavian national movements ⓘ literary nationalism ⓘ national architecture ⓘ national historiography ⓘ national opera ⓘ national painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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surface form:
Enlightenment nationalism
French Revolution ⓘ German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ Johann Gottlieb Fichte ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ historicism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
cultural nationalism
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ethnic nationalism ⓘ folkloristics ⓘ historicist thought ⓘ liberal nationalism ⓘ philology ⓘ romantic literature ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
folklore collections
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historical pageants ⓘ music ⓘ novels ⓘ painting ⓘ poetry ⓘ public monuments ⓘ |
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Subject: Romantic nationalism Description of subject: Romantic nationalism is a 19th-century ideological movement that fused romantic ideals of emotion, culture, and history with the political project of defining and legitimizing nations based on shared language, folklore, and heritage.
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