chapter 17 Flashcards
camillo di cavour
responsible for unifying italy, prime minister of the kingdom of sardinia (wily diplomat)
sir walter scott
one of the most famous romantic novelists; wrote ivanhoe
victor hugo
french romantic influenced by scott; wrote the hunchback of notre dame
samuel taylor coleridge
english poet; wrote “kubla khan” and “rime of the ancient mariner”
jakob and wilhelm grimm
two brother who compiled a 2 volume collection of german fairy tales; “hansel and gretel” “cinderella”
johann wolfgang von goethe
german author; wrote play “faust”
edgar allan poe
american writer; “the raven”; considered father of modern mystery and detective fiction
james fenimore cooper
american writer; wrote series of 5 novels known as leather stocking tales; best known novel is “the last of the mohicans”
george gordon, lord byron
english romantic poet; actively supported freedom
aleksandr pushkin
greatest russian poet; influence on russian literature is similar to shakespeare’s on english literature
ludwig van beethoven
bridged the gap between classical and romantic music;
franz liszt
inspired by hungary; best known compositions are his hungarian rhapsodies. hailed as the most accomplished pianist of his time
florence nightingale
established the modern nursing profession through her efforts to help sick and wounded British soldiers during the crimean war
indemnities
compensation to other nations for war damages
reactionaries
A person opposing political or social liberalism or reform
peter ilich tchaikovsky
Russian composer who wrote symphonies, ballets, and overtures. (nutcracker)
eugene delacroix
The painter called the great romantic
John constable
A painter most famous for his landscape paintings, frequently used green
louis phillipe
The duke of Orland’s who served as the French king. called the “citizen king”
charles maurice de talleyrand
The representative of defeated France, was a shrewd an opportunistic politician. He was A delegate to the estates general in 1789, a prominent figure in the national assembly, and later a foreign minister under the directory and napoleon.
Richard Wagner
based his operas off of ancient Germanic myths, seeking to unite the Germans around a common culture.
jacques-louis david
neoclassical painter whose works demonstrate the neoclassical interest in themes from classical Greek and Rome
