neoromanticism
Americannoun
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(sometimes initial capital letter) a style of painting developed in the 20th century, chiefly characterized by forms or images that project a sense of nostalgia and fantasy.
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any of various movements or styles in literature, motion-picture directing, architecture, etc., considered as a return to a more romantic style.
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Origin of neoromanticism
First recorded in 1880–85; neo- + romanticism
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Price departed from neoromanticism for a score that blurs the line between music and sound design — a slowly-building, visceral thunderstorm of throbbing electronics and manipulated vocals.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019
As critic, Soby wrote the first U.S. book on surrealism and neoromanticism, then turned out a study of Italian Painter Giorgio de Chirico that Alfred Barr calls "the best monograph on a living artist."
From Time Magazine Archive
Eugene Berman, the younger brother, has a one-sentence explanation of neoromanticism: "We wanted to dream, but with our eyes open."
From Time Magazine Archive
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