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American Romanticism 1800-1850

American Romanticism 1800-1850. Characteristics:. Values feeling and intuition over reason. Places faith in inner experience and the power of the imagination. Shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspoiled nature. Prefers youthful innocence to educated sophistication.

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American Romanticism 1800-1850

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  1. American Romanticism1800-1850 Characteristics:

  2. Values feeling and intuition over reason

  3. Places faith in inner experience and the power of the imagination

  4. Shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspoiled nature

  5. Prefers youthful innocence to educated sophistication

  6. Champions individual freedom and the worth of the individual

  7. Contemplates nature’s beauty as a path to spiritual and moral development

  8. Looks backwards to the wisdom of the past and distrusts progress

  9. Finds beauty, and truth in exotic locales, the supernatural realm, and the inner world of the imagination

  10. Sees poetry as the highest expression of the imagination

  11. Finds inspiration in myth, legend, and folk culture

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