DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2706-6185/48/20-23
Vusala Gaziyeva
Baku Slavic University
PhD in Philology
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0484-676X
vusalagaziyeva73@gmail.ru
The Problem of Personality in the Aesthetics of Romanticism
Abstract
The article is devoted to the problem of personality in the aesthetics of romanticism and examines it in the context of opposition to the Enlightenment perspective. During the Enlightenment period, personality was understood as a product of the social environment; man was considered naturally good, while negative traits were viewed as the result of upbringing and society. Romanticism, however, perceives personality as an independent spiritual, moral, and psychological entity, capable of determining its own destiny and defending free will, rejecting external influences. In romantic literature, the main focus is not on the formation of personality but on its inner tragedy. Romanticism is regarded not only as a movement that emerged in Europe in the 18th–19th centuries but also as a broader cultural phenomenon encompassing the Middle Ages and the Modern era. The article reveals the key aesthetic and philosophical aspects of the concept of personality in the romantic tradition.
Keywords: literature, romanticism, psychologism, problem of personality, analytical approach, enlightenment