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Casey, Andi , Kevin, & Jonathon. . The Romantic Escapism & The American Novel. Romantic Escapism. The Romantics set a standard to be more than just a boring age, like the industrial age they were already in.
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Casey, Andi, Kevin, & Jonathon. The Romantic Escapism & The American Novel.
Romantic Escapism • The Romantics set a standard to be more than just a boring age, like the industrial age they were already in. • The romantics took their inspiration from nature. They found it to be an emotional and intellectual awakening.
The American Novel • The Development of The American Novel coincidedwith the westward expansion. • American Novelists reinforced the idea of the frontier life. Characters in the Frontier settings, included Indians & Woodsmen.