Socio-cultural prerequisites of Romanticism occurrence. Worldview and aesthetic orientations

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine the socio-cultural prerequisites of the occurrence of Romanticism as a world cultural movement; to examine the basic worldview features of Romanticism and the theoretical concept of the Romantic art having been formed among German aesthetes; to determine the specifics of the Ukrainian Romanticism. The methodology of the study consists of applying aesthetic and cultural, historical, comparative, and systematic analysis methods. Scientific novelty. The worldview and aesthetic orientations of European and Ukrainian Romanticism are systematized, the key problems of the Romantic ethic and aesthetic are clarified; an attempt was made to reveal the conformity of national ideas of Ukrainian Romanticism with the modern worldview and the idea of national consciousness of Ukrainian society. Conclusions. In terms of style, Romanticism is not the only artistic style, but a wide direction, based on the artistic method, the priority of which is freedom, often in its extreme forms. The principle of universalism is a special feature of Romanticism, which combined art, philosophy, and science. The self-worthy human personality acquires particular importance, and Ukrainian Romanticism wasn`t an exception. The formation of Romanticism in Ukraine promoted the awakening of national consciousness, the affirmation of the historical identity of the nationality, cultural traditions, language, and literature. Ukrainian romanticism is closely linked to the national liberation movement, which defined the themes and motives of this direction.