The Romantic Revolution by Tim Blanning Book Review
Tim Blannings Romantic Revolution book reveals a movement that started 200 years ago and has continued to shape the world around us. He focuses on the political change that took place in France in 1789 when the French people overthrew there monarch that secured independence and freedom and an economic change that took place with the massive industrialisation of Britain. These revolutions changed the society, life, and culture and had massive and immediate effect on the western world. Blanning also focuses on a revolution that took place that hasn’t received as much attention as the others revolutions around that time but one that in Blannings view was just as important as the others. This …show more content…
Blanning gives his views on romanticism which gave me another perspective and made me question my own understanding and my own views on that topic. Tim Blanning produces his personal view on the topic of romanticism and gives many facts and opinions on the question if it was a revolution or not. He argues his view but also allows the reader to make a decision for yourself after he produces enough information and goes into great detail for you to decide your own conclusion. He covers a large period of time and fills the book with good amount detail about various important figures throughout the period Like Byron, Wordsworth and Beethoven, that helped kick start and maintain the romantic revolution. The people he chooses to write about are There revolution changed the public’s perception on the worth of paintings, poetry and music. I liked reading how this revolution changed the world in areas like music, literature, politics, philosophy. Although I didn’t enjoy the book as much as I would’ve liked there was many positives I took from and it helped my understanding on all the topics covered in the
Tim Blannings Romantic Revolution book reveals a movement that started 200 years ago and has continued to shape the world around us. He focuses on the political change that took place in France in 1789 when the French people overthrew there monarch that secured independence and freedom and an economic change that took place with the massive industrialisation of Britain. These revolutions changed the society, life, and culture and had massive and immediate effect on the western world. Blanning also focuses on a revolution that took place that hasn’t received as much attention as the others revolutions around that time but one that in Blannings view was just as important as the others. This …show more content…
Blanning gives his views on romanticism which gave me another perspective and made me question my own understanding and my own views on that topic. Tim Blanning produces his personal view on the topic of romanticism and gives many facts and opinions on the question if it was a revolution or not. He argues his view but also allows the reader to make a decision for yourself after he produces enough information and goes into great detail for you to decide your own conclusion. He covers a large period of time and fills the book with good amount detail about various important figures throughout the period Like Byron, Wordsworth and Beethoven, that helped kick start and maintain the romantic revolution. The people he chooses to write about are There revolution changed the public’s perception on the worth of paintings, poetry and music. I liked reading how this revolution changed the world in areas like music, literature, politics, philosophy. Although I didn’t enjoy the book as much as I would’ve liked there was many positives I took from and it helped my understanding on all the topics covered in the