It is said that experimenting with more subjective modes of expression was one of the reasons behind the emergence of Romanticism in Germany (Sturm and Drang movement), where writers like Goethe presented works with a character who is ardently following his passion and individual creativity (like Faust). Faust in the play attempts to come up with a subjective interpretation (his own theory perhaps) of the Bible, disagreeing with theologians. how did this work influence the emergence of romanticism as a literary theory?
Faust was a radical change in the ideals of the novel and characters, quite often we see that XIX century romanticism is proposed as human characters that follow their ideals, however their ideals are always focused on a common desire that is not necessarily bad on theory. However faust is proposing an abandonment of humanity in itself, by following his ideal faust went to the devil and thereby abandoned God, this in total oposition to the theological ideas of previous centuries and to the idea of a common good.
This radicalized idea changed completely the writing style, in addition Goethe´s bold writing based in rhyme is a new proposal for writers, this proposal is what influenced romanticism as a literary theory, rather than the plot the style is the revolutionary in Goethe´s faust.
But in my opinion faust is such a complex work that it should be separated from the reduction of being considered as romanticism, maybe we are in front of a new style and current of thinking
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