Emotion has always been important in the human experience, but it can be argued that the concept of emotions taking center stage gained significant attention during the Romantic Era. The Romantic period, which roughly spanned from the late 18th to the mid-19th century (approximately 1800-1850), emphasized subjective feelings, imagination, and individual expression. Artists, writers, and musicians of this era focused on embracing and celebrating intense emotions, such as love, agony, melancholy, and awe. This shift in emphasis from reason and rationality to the exploration of powerful emotional experiences characterizes this particular time period as one in which emotions took center stage in various fields of cultural expression.
