Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Romanticism in my major
I have to say, that being a Visual Arts major, although easy at times, is extremely challenging and I often feel overworked. However, now that I'm into my 2nd year of being a visual arts major, I am finding more and more ways that it applies to different areas of education. With this being Romanticism in Literature class, I must emphasize how much I was able to connect it with art. I'm writing my paper on just this so i wont go into too much detail, but hopefully yall will get a sneak peek at my point... i noticed art in the poems and books we read had so much description that i was able to paint a picture in my mind. I find it difficult at times to put that much visualization into words on paper. I really felt most of the time that I was with the author of the literature we were reading. It fascinated me, and I'm positive will keep doing so as I continue with my major and being exposed to more Romantic literature.
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I think that this post is not only true but so great! I have noticed too how much romanticism has popped up into my day to day life and what a wonderful addition it has made. The rich detail of landscapes and characters has allowed me to have wonderfully elaborate pictures in my head. This is why I liked our presentation so much! What a great paper topic!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wish you nothing but success with that. I find as an English major I too paint pictures in my head of what I am reading, or at least envision a vivid scene. This is necessary in reading and if you are not doing it much or at all, your reading comprehension is lacking. I'm glad you've found such a cool way to connect this class to your major. Maybe you should trying creating some artwork inspired by some of the readings for this class.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way a lot of times. I'm a music major and often find myself relating some of the readings to certain pieces or musical ideas. Of course we have a period of music labeled Romanticism, but still it's challenging to understand it even then. It's a mindset you need to understand a lot of what happens in our class and it's good to see us getting it.
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ReplyDeletebooks that i'm rereading now are done in an entirely different light. Think of Frankenstein; in high school, it was all about the sciences Victor had studied and how they were obsolete. reading it now, i realize how much we missed out on then. i wish i could go back, knowing what i know now, and explain that to my teacher. talk about a super A! anyway, romanticism is obviously not as dead as i thought it was.