Romanticization

The Burial of Latané by William D. Washington, 1864, romanticizes slavery in the United States by portraying enslaved African Americans as loyal subjects.

Romanticization is the act of treating a subject as more desirable or attractive than it is in reality. Common subjects of romanticization in popular culture include nature, crime, abuse, mental illness, war, and history. Historical romance is a genre of historical fiction which involves such romanticization to amplify the experience of love, and according to Anita Desai, myth itself is a romanticization of history. Romanticization is often associated with nostalgia, the concept of longing for the past, although the two terms are not synonymous. While nostalgia is known for its tendency to romanticize, it can also arise from genuine memory.

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