Romanticism

An approach to storytelling and poetry writing that elevates the self as the main subject and the most important concern. Romantic literature tends to emphasize explorations of identity and relationships with others and the world that influence that identity. Nature is often valued in this approach because of its untouched condition, with which the pure self can identify. The poet himself is a central figure in this literary movement because of his expressive power; he is sometimes treated like a hero who has come to show everyone else how to live to the fullest through sensation and experience.