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Why was Romanticism unable stop the negative effects of Industrialisation?
Why was Romanticism unable stop the negative effects of Industrialisation?
"The basic aims of romanticism were various: a return to nature and to belief in the goodness of humanity" (Lagasse 1). Much of Romanticism can be found in literature such as poems and some major Romantic leaders were William Wordsworth and Robert Burns who focused their efforts on revitalizing the standards of humans and what can be considered as right and wrong.
Romanticism was so powerful that it altered entire nations. "In both literature and the arts, its advocates felt that it would shift social and cultural paradigms in such a way that history would be changed, the way the French Revolution had broken with the past" (Murray 1). During the 19th century, Romanticism was on the rise but so was another era.
The French Revolution
There were many Romantic Leaders who used their talent of writing to persuade readers into supporting their ideology. One leader, "Wordsworth is best known as the poet who reawakened his readers to the beauty of nature, describing the emotions and perceptive insights which natural beauty arouses in the sensitive observer" (Helicon 1).
William Wordsworth
Industrialization -
"an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce." (Industrialism, 1)
"There was a surplus of capital available for investment; a developed system of capital markets made it relatively easy to get capital to entrepreneurs through joint-stock companies and other financial arrangements."
(Burns, 2)
Rich Economy
Hyde Park
"England also possessed a technologically-astute population of mechanics and engineers with some training in Newtonian physics. Very little of this, however, had been imparted by the formal education system."
(Burns, 2)
Understanding and Increase in Knowledge
Enlightment Lecture
"The quantity of raw cotton imported into Great Britain grew from 11 million pounds in 1785 to 588 million pounds in 1850; the output of cloth rose from 40 million to 2,025 million square yards."
(Burns, 3)
Expanding Market
Norwich 19th Century
Romanticism did not deter Industrialism. "Despite the Romantic admiration of the human achievement that industrialization represented, there was also repulsion, based primarily on aesthetic factors, such as the unattractive factories" (Burns 1), that really caused the war between Romanticism and Industrialism.
This war between eras was commonly depicted as man vs. nature, as man builds and expands while nature struggles to recover from human greed. Romanticism was not enough to convince people to support the cause. Innovation meant money, and money meant power which is what every man during the 19th and 20th century desired.
Painting of Romantic Ideals
Romanticism and Industrialism never stopped fighting each other.
The EPA requires petroleum companies to regulate the number of greenhouse gasses they emit, clean all industrial materials and manage the waste and lastly requires them to not spill large amounts of chemicals into the water or they may be shut down.
Industry vs Enviorment
Industrialism is a very important factor to our economy, however, the public views the environment just as important. That is why states like California are present in the U.S.
California Enviorment