romanticism (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[romanticism 词源字典]
1803, "a romantic idea," from romantic + -ism. In literature, 1823 in reference to a movement toward medieval forms (especially in reaction to classical ones) it has an association now more confined to Romanesque. The movement began in German and spread to England and France. Generalized sense of "a tendency toward romantic ideas" is first recorded 1840.[romanticism etymology, romanticism origin, 英语词源]