romanticism
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Those new to Mr. Helprin’s work will discover his “grit, romanticism and impish humor” and a celebration of “the ennobling effects of romantic love and beauty.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
"It is not only about romanticism," Marie-Roger Biloa, a Cameroonian journalist with a focus on West Africa, tells the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Puccini’s melodic gift in works like “La Bohème” and “Tosca” captured emotional intensity and sweeping romanticism.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
Lush romanticism, bloody action and a certain winking distance from the material keep Mr. Besson’s picture vivid if not quite compelling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Here is Bertrand Russell using it to explain the movement called romanticism: The romantic movement is characterized, as a whole, by the substitution of aesthetic for utilitarian standards.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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