How did nationalism develop through culture in Europe ? Explain
Nationalism in Europe (10)How did nationalism develop through culture in Europe? Explain.
Answer
Nationalism developed through culture in Europe:
- Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation, art and poetry, stories and music helped to express and shape nationalist feelings.
- Romanticism a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment. Romantic artists and poets generally criticized the glorification of reason and science and focused instead on emotions, intuition and mystical feelings.
- German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people - das volk. It was through folk songs, folk poetry and folk dances that the true spirit of a nation was popularized.
- The emphasis on vernacular language and the collection of local folklore was used to carry the modern nationalist message to large audiences who were mostly illiterates.
Exam Year:
2015
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