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Modernism vs Romanticism - What's the difference?

modernism | romanticism |

As nouns the difference between modernism and romanticism

is that modernism is modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc while romanticism is a romantic quality, spirit or action.

As a proper noun Romanticism is

18th Century artistic and intellectual movement which stressed emotion, freedom and individual imagination.

modernism

English

(wikipedia modernism)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
  • (countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
  • any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century
  • a religious movement in the early 20th century that tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy

    • Derived terms

    * modernist * postmodernism English words suffixed with -ism ----

    romanticism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A romantic quality, spirit or action