Romanticism embraced nationalism and thus supported Napoleon at first. Check these sites for bits of additional information.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/hum_303/romanticism.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/eng109/romanticism.htm
i don't understand how Romanticism in the early 19th century have to do with Napoleon?
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i though romanticism went against napoleon (since he was during the Enlightenment?
Note that I said that romantics supported Napoleon at first. Please read the sites to see how they became disillusioned with him.