Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar and Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist in 'Brokeback Mountain’; Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy in 'Pride & Prejudice’; Leonardo ...

When it comes to period piece movies, there are a few patterns: Jane Austen, old time-y relationship problems, Emma Thompson, Merchant Ivory productions, or Keira Knightley dramatically storming away ...

Dr. Julie Kipp of the Hope College English faculty has written the book "Romanticism, Maternity, and the Body Politic," recently published by Cambridge University Press as part of its Cambridge ...

When we think of romantic period films, more often than not, they’re based in the European countryside and feature actors wearing yards and yards of expensive fabric while making dramatic declarations ...

Thus far, we’ve seen the origin stories and the next generation of our chamber music superheroes. Now, we reach our proverbial Bronze Age as we explore chamber music in the nineteenth century. Known ...

The works of Romantic period composers Bizet, Faure and Arensky, among others, come to life in “An Afternoon of Romantic Music,” with the third performance of the third season of L’Opéra de Lafayette ...

Romanticism describes the era of the 19th century in which artists and poets strove for individuality and originality instead of conformity. Romantics rejected the traditional aesthetic values of the ...

The Romantic period was one of the most innovative in music history, characterised by lyrical melodies, rich harmonies, and emotive expression. Here's our beginner's guide to the greatest composers of ...