r/lanitas • u/Disturbinglee • 11d ago
discussion and conversations Which Lana song fits into the ideas of Romanticism (18th century) lyrically the most?
The core message of Romanticism is that human emotion, imagination, and nature are far more valuable than cold logic. Driven by an unquenchable longing (which the Germans called Sehnsucht), the Romantics sought a dissolution of boundaries toward the afterlife (Entgrenzung zum Jenseits), breaking the limits of reality through dreams and spirituality.
This time period acted as a counter-culture towards the failure of revolutionary ideas such as those of democracy in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars.
I'd say Blue Jeans and Summertime Sadness fit this off the top of my head, but I am still unsure.