Question

How were ideas of nationalism expressed first in the field of culture ?

Answer 1

Culure played an important role in creating the idea of a nation because of the following reason:
☆ Art and poetry , stories, music helped in shaping nationalist feelings in Europe.
☆ Romanticism was a cultural movement which played a role in this context.
☆ Romantic poets and artists were critical of reason and science.
☆ A sense of shared collective heritage was developed.
☆ Folk dance, folk poetry, folk songs were considered the true expression of the spirit of the nation.
☆ Speaking in the vernacular language was another expression of nationalism.