romanticization

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romanticization Meaning of "romanticization"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the act of indulging in sentiment

Synonym(s)

sentimentalisation, sentimentalization

Usage(s):

  1. Although the American Indian has been the subject of insatiable curiosity and unrelieved romanticization by whites, almost 500 years of losing battles have made him nearly invisible.
  2. He was only redoing Emanuel Leutze's heroic tableau, painted in 1851 in Dsseldorf, which was in itself a pretty dubious romanticization of the past.
  3. That is why we have this romanticization of the past.

Quotes

  • "Every gangster film in Hollywood is a romanticization," adds Assante, who definitely is the man to know.
    on Oct 12, 2007 By: Armand Assante Source: National Ledger

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