A Timeline of the Romantic Movement

The Romantic Movement started back in the 1700s. It changed how people viewed and created art, writing, and other areas of creativity. This era is called Romanticism, and it lasted until the mid-19th century. The word does not refer to two people who are dating, but it refers to a movement that changed the mindset of people.

The Romantic Movement is about celebrating humanity. It is about individuality and emotion, leaning towards the unbounded imagination of a person. The movement sparked the idea about independent thinking. This movement changed how artists worked. It changed the game and it allowed artists to go beyond the conventional form of art.

1712: This is the year that Jean Jacques Rousseau was born. He believed that the individual has value and his works lit the fire that started the Romantic Movement.

1757: One of the most recognized Romantic Movement poets, William Blake, was born.

1759: Another poet was born in Scotland. He is Robert Burns.

1760: This year marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This revolution has major impact on the thinking of artists in the Romantic Movement.

1761: Jean Jacques Rousseau published the novel New Heloise.

1762: Jean Jacques Rousseau published a work called Emile ou l’education.

1770: William Wordsworth was born. He will later become one of the known figures in the Romantic Movement, specifically in poetry.

1772: Samuel Coleridge, another prominent figure in the movement, was born in Devonshire.

1774: Another poet was born. Robert Southey was born in Bristol this year.

1778: This is the year Jean Jacques Rousseau passed away.

1782: Another work from Jean Jacques Rousseau was published after his death.

1786: The poet Robert Burns published a poem called A Winter Night. He also published a poem called To a Mountain Daisy.

1787: William Wordsworth published An Evening Walk.

1788: The most well-known poet of the Romantic Movement, Lord George Gordon Byron, was born.

1789: This year marked the start of the French Revolution. Many things happened during this period that affected the mindset of the artists in the Romantic Movement.

1789: William Blake published a book called Songs of Innocence.

1792: Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Sussex.

1793: John Clare, a poet, was born in England.

1794: William Blake published Songs of Experience.

1795: John Keats was born in London.

1796: Robert Burns passed away.

1797: Robert Southey published Winter, a Poem.

1797: Mary Wollstonecraft was born in England.

1798: Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth published a work called Lyrical Ballads.

1804: William Wordsworth published I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

1814: Lord Byron published a poem called She Walks in Beauty. Mary Wollstonecraft and Percy Bysshe Shelly got married.

1816: John Keats published a poem called On the Grasshopper and the Cricket.

1818: John Keats published Endymion. This is also the year Mary Shelley published Frankenstein.

1819: John Keats published Ode to a Grecian Urn. This is also the year he published Ode to a Nightingale and the Fall of Hyperion: A Dream. During this year, Gordon Byron published Don Juan.

1820: Percy Bysshe published To a Skylark. Samuel Coleridge also published To Nature this year. Percy also published Prometheus Unbound, plus Ode to the West Wind.

1821: John Keats died at the age of 25.

1822: Percy Shelly died, drowning in a boating accident at the age of 30. After a couple of years, Percy’s poem Julian and Maddalo, was published.

1824: Lord Byron died due to fever complications.

1832: John Clare published a poem called Remembrances.

1835: John Clare published Evening, a Poem.

1837: Queen Victoria ascends to the throne of the UK. This marked the decline of the Romantic Movement.

1843: Robert Southey died.

1850: William Wordsworth died, the same year his work the Prelude was published.

1851: Mary Shelley died in London.

1864: John Clare died.

Here are some material that will help you learn more about the Romantic Movement.

• Musicians of the Romantic Period – a list of 10 composers.
• Background of the Romantic Era – a good read about the history of this era.
• The Aspects of the Romantic Movement – a description of what characterizes the Romantic Era.
• British Women Poets of the Romantic Period – a study about women poets in the era.
• Events of Importance in the Romantic Movement – a presentation of the summary of events during the movement in the 1800s.
• Romanticism Explained – a short explanation of the period.
• Writers of the Romantic Movement – a list of the greatest writers during the period.
• Visual Art of the Romantic Period – short course that you can take about visual art in the era.
• Elements of the Romantic Movement – this article shows the characteristics of Romanticism.
• Art Style in the Romantic Period – see different artworks during the period.
• The Romantic Era – a brief background about the movement.
• A Look at Samuel Taylor Coleridge – this is a study about his life and involvement with opium.
• John Keats – this site provides a biography of the poet.
• William Wordsworth Biographical Information – short biography about William Wordsworth.
• The Work of William Wordsworth – this is a list of the words of William.
• The Creativity of William Blake – this shows one of the works of William Blake in detail.
• The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge – a biography of the poet.
• George Gordon Byron – a short biography of his life.
• Biographical Information on Percy Bysshe Shelley – a brief overview of her life.
• The Life of William Blake – this page briefly describes the man and his life.