The French Revolution influenced Romantic literature by emphasizing subjectivity and sentiment, qualities that were championed in the writings of philosopher and novelist Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who also influenced the leaders of the revolution. Moreover, the seeds of French Romanticism were sown in the national ideas of the revolution; the Romantic movement in general was in part characterized by cultural nationalism and a new attention to national origins and folk culture. These characteristics and ideals were reflected in the works of writers such as Chateaubriand and Madame de Staël.
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