Home›Postwar and Existentialist 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-attested1945 1Place of OriginFilter Results6 entriesArea (sq km)All242,500 (1)302,069 (1)357,022 (1)632,702.3 (1)9,866,632 (1)10,186,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1801 (1)1861 (1)PopulationAll58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)340,587,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6EuropePlace of Origin1 entryFrancePlace of Origin1 entryGermanyPlace of Origin1 entryItalyPlace of Origin1 entryUnited KingdomPlace of Origin1 entryUnited StatesPlace of Origin4 entriesSources1. Existentialism (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaExistentialism, lead sectionQuote, Existentialism, lead sectionFollowing the Second World War, existentialism became a well-known and significant philosophical and cultural movement, mainly through the public prominence of two French writersView 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.