Home›Postcolonial and Global Movements›Place of OriginBrowse ByPlace of OriginPlace of origin names where a literary movement first took shape. Wikipedia describes Romanticism as "an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century," before it later spread far beyond its original countries. This dimension shows which places have produced the movements that reshaped literature.FactsPlace of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1950 1Place of OriginFilter Results8 entriesArea (sq km)All1128 (1)239,021 (1)505,983 (1)1,700,000 (1)3,287,263 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)20,111,457 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1922 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1299 (1)1492 (1)1822 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)PopulationAll349,925 (1)24,000,000 (1)49,752,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)273,610,384 (1)656,098,097 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8BengalPlace of Origin1 entryBrazilPlace of Origin1 entryChinaPlace of Origin2 entriesIndiaPlace of Origin2 entriesLatin AmericaPlace of Origin1 entryMartiniquePlace of Origin1 entryOttoman EmpirePlace of Origin1 entrySpainPlace of Origin1 entrySources1. Postcolonial Literature (Wikipedia)tier 2Postcolonial literature, West Indies naming sectionQuote, Postcolonial literature, West Indies naming sectionThe term West Indies first began to achieve wide currency in the 1950s, when writers such as Samuel Selvon, John Hearne, Edgar Mittelholzer, V.S. Naipaul, and George Lamming began to be published in the United Kingdom.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.