- Rejection of neoclassicism and the Enlightenment.
- Exaltation of feelings and subjectivity.
- Rebellion against the rules of art and literature.
- Cult of self and individualism.
- Valuation of originality.
- Sublimity.
- Exaltation of fantasy.
- Nostalgia for the past.
- Interest in the Middle Ages and Baroque period.
- Interest in the exotic.
- Interest in popular themes and cultures.
- Nationalism.
- Valuation of vernacular languages.
- Strong idealism.
