Rousseau's influence on romantic literature is mainly reflected in his description of natural scenery. Brandeis's article "The Main Tide of Literature in the19th Century" mainly discusses the relationship between Rousseau and Romantic literature from two aspects: returning to nature, describing nature, advocating feelings and emphasizing self. Returning to nature is the slogan of romanticism.

But it was first put forward by Rousseau. Rousseau advocated returning to the "natural state" of primitive society from ugly reality. In his novel Emile, he wrote: "In the state of nature, there is an indestructible real equality". He believes that the city is a pit that sinks into the abyss of mankind, while the country that keeps the natural state can renew mankind.

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Rousseau's Romantic Characteristics

1, with strong subjective color, prefers to express subjective thoughts, pays attention to expressing personal feelings and experiences, emphasizes subjectivity, ignores objectivity and self-expression, and ignores objective imitation.

2. Like to describe and praise nature, the author likes to put the characters he understands in the pure and quiet nature, which sets off the ugliness of the real society and the beauty he understands.

3. Pay attention to medieval folk literature, with rich imagination, sincere feelings, free expression and simple and natural language.

4. Pay attention to artistic effects: exotic Qingdao's emotional appeal, contrast, exaggeration and extraordinary characters.