7 Aspects of the ROMANTIC NOVEL

What makes a classic book a Romantic book? The genre of Romance is now synonymous with Love. But is that accurate?
In this video we look at 7 aspects that help define romantic literature
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0:00 - intro
0:19 - what is romanticism
1:28 - Nature
4:05 - Beauty
6:39 - Sensibility
9:07 - Individualism
12:12 - Breaking Norms
16:04 - Looking to History
19:41 - Innate Morality
22:57 - An invented Romance
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[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

Which of the 7 aspects do you think are the most significant in defining Romantic Literature?

[@graciecrossing3169]

Thank you for another great video! I especially enjoyed your writing sample at the end.

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

Glad you enjoyed it Gracie! Great to hear from you.

[@leatherandlace7]

I’d love a video on Romanticism! Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on Don Quixote. I’m reading it right now, and I’m just crying with laughter.

[@pinabaker8339]

This is on my shelf to read and I can’t wait to get to it !

[@marthacanady9441]

Thank you, Tristan. Tremendously good explanation complete with a grand example penned by you. Loved it.

[@captainnolan5062]

I would also love to see a video on Romanticism! Thank you for posting this. I am contemplating writing a romantic novel and this has helped me greatly.

[@ABearandaBeeBooks]

I have really enjoyed watching your videos recently. I’m on a classics binge and it was lovely to find another booktuber putting out quality content about classics. I’d love to see more list type videos. I really enjoy videos on a particular theme or even a particular region listing recommendations.

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

Thanks so much. And for the suggestion. I'm on my way to look at your channel.😀👍

[@ABearandaBeeBooks]

@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Thank you! I haven’t been able to film much lately but have been on KZbin for a long time. I hope to make some more content in the near future. I look forward to your next video.

[@yeunieb.585]

perfect!!! I support a series of aspects of each literary movement! and maybe each century could be nice too!

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

Good idea Yeunie. 💡👍

[@charmainesaliba5546]

Another great video Tristan. I am guilty, I am one that I always thought of Romantic as a love story 😂 so this is very helpful and informative. I consider myself new to Classics so channel like yours helps me to comprehend the classics more. I would like for an in depth video. Thanks Tristan for all your work.

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

Happy to help Charmaine! I will get around to a video on Romanticism at some point. I just need to scrape enough hours in the day together.😀

[@emanie-vlogs]

thank you for your efforts 💗 I appreciate your videos so much - love from Pakistan

[@OurAdventurePhilosophy]

Yes please to any specific period or genre videos!!!!

[@HowVeryNovel]

Love this breakdown, Tristan! Very interesting to me as a reader of classic romantic literature and actually very helpful as a novel writer too to be presented with these themes as a cluster. Sensibility for me is the most powerful and engaging part of the romantic novel! P.S if that's an unedited first draft then I would LOVE to read your finished writing!!

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

I agree with you on the placing of Sensibility at the pinnacle of Romantic literature. It is the clear baring and emphasis of feeling which really lifts it into it's own distinct genre. As for finished writing, I really must force myself to actually finish a book. A novella at least. Do you write?

[@HowVeryNovel]

@@tristanandtheclassics6538 I do write. Pastiche/satire of 18th/19th century stuff mostly. I finished my first novel last year and I'm just about to finish my second. I've really found my writing bug, but it took me 10 years of writing to finally finish a novel!

[@jassdad5202]

Very interesting. I think that breaking the norms is the most important aspect that drove many of the romantic novels I've read. Worked to help change society for the better.

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

Yes it did. I think the romantic values of humanity and goodness prompted a desire in many to improve the state of affairs. 😀👍

[@troytradup]

I rather enjoyed your writing sample at the end. I think you should keep going and see what develops from it. Or, at some point down the road, go all David Mitchell and take your various examples and combine them into a single novel, with each section a different literary style!

[@susprime7018]

"How it makes him feel," yes, all about feelings, getting in touch with the feminine, Mother Nature. "Beauty is a joy forever," and "she walks in beauty as the night." There is a reason they were rock stars, outside societal norms. When poverty comes through the door, love goes out the window. Reminded me of Willoughby from Sense and Sensibility. Does Austen precede? Is it harkening back to courtly love too, Ivanhoe? He will end in a garret, dying from consumption and for his art, end scene with a dying candle, as Debussy is played in the background. Good job, maybe he better contact the old man for yet another loan. Thank you.

[@thomasmoore7976]

Yes please!

[@ilsarudy8133]

Yes,Please

[@andreeablaj3414]

❤❤❤

[@janebaily3758]

Please do a segment on romanticism. Thank you~

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

I will Jane, I promise. It's just a case of getting the time together.😀

[@PoiemaLee]

Excellent presentation. Thank you!

[@yuanjiang4808]

Just out of curiosity, are you a professor in literature? Just brilliant!

[@tristanandtheclassics6538]

Hi Yuan Jiang, thank you for being so encouraging of my channel. I really appreciate it. I am not a professor. My specialties are in research, teaching and presenting, having given over a thousand talks and listening to over 10,000