anti-romanticism
Rejecting idealized passion
Anti-romanticism is opposition to or rejection of romantic ideals—whether in art, philosophy, or personal outlook.
It may favor realism over idealization, reason over emotion, or skepticism over sentimentality.
In literature and art, anti-romantic movements emphasize the ordinary, the rational, or the ironic rather than passion, nature worship, or heroic individualism: His anti-romanticism made him suspicious of love-at-first-sight narratives.
Accepting things as they are
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
modernism · satire · irony · cynicism · Flaubert · Zola · skepticism · prose
Practical problem-solving philosophy
- realismAccepting things as they are
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
practicality · detachment · boundaries · independence · logic · self-sufficiency · emotional distance · clear-eyed
Basis or justification
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- rationalitySound judgment quality
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
logic · materialism · objectivism · scientism · positivism · secularism · utilitarianism · pragmatism
Movement emulating antiquity's forms
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- restraintControl over impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
order · clarity · precision · structure · objectivity · technique · craft · sobriety
realism
Accepting things as they are
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
objectivity · modernism · satire · irony · cynicism · Flaubert · Zola · skepticism · prose · detachment
pragmatism
Practical problem-solving philosophy
- realismAccepting things as they are
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
skepticism · practicality · detachment · boundaries · independence · logic · self-sufficiency · emotional distance · clear-eyed · grounded
reason
Basis or justification
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- rationalitySound judgment quality
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
empiricism · logic · materialism · objectivism · scientism · positivism · secularism · utilitarianism · pragmatism · disenchantment
neoclassicism
Movement emulating antiquity's forms
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- restraintControl over impulses
discipline · order · clarity · precision · structure · objectivity · technique · craft · sobriety · academicism
anti-romanticismromanticism
Emotional, imaginative worldview
Romanticism · romantic idealism · transcendentalism · idealism · mysticism
anti-romanticismromanticism
Emotional, imaginative worldview
lovesickness · romantic longing · courtly love · sentimentality · sentimentalism