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American Romanticism Early 1800s -1865

American Romanticism Early 1800s -1865. What Romanticism is NOT!. Despite the name “Romantic”, this literary period DOES NOT deal with sappy love stories. So…What is Romanticism?. Romanticism is the name of the literary period that followed the Age of Reason (Revolutionary literature)

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American Romanticism Early 1800s -1865

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  1. American RomanticismEarly 1800s -1865

  2. What Romanticism is NOT! • Despite the name “Romantic”, this literary period DOES NOT deal with sappy love stories.

  3. So…What is Romanticism? • Romanticism is the name of the literary period that followed the Age of Reason (Revolutionary literature) • Writers moved focus away from politics and focused on emotions and imagination

  4. Romanticism is N.I.I.C.E • Nature • Individualism • Imagination • Creativity • Emotion and Experience

  5. Nature • Seeking the unspoiled beauty of nature • Rejection of civilization • Believed nature was the pathway to spiritual and moral improvement

  6. “Catskill Scenery” by Thomas Cole 1833

  7. Individualism • Worth of the individual • Belief of individual freedom • Contrasts with Puritan view of community • Life is unpredictable and short  death is certain…so be yourself! • #YOLO

  8. “Wander above the Sea of Fog” by Casper David Friedrich 1818

  9. Imagination • Explore the supernatural • Inspiration in myths and legends • Finds truth in the inner imagination • Values imagination over reality

  10. Creativity • Wrote mostly fiction • Used a lot of rich, figurative language • Poetry is the highest expression of the imagination

  11. “Youth” by Thomas Cole 1840

  12. Emotion and Experience • Believed that emotion is the BEST teacher • Explored powers of good (life and love) and evil (death and fear) • Intuition is above reason and logic • Looked towards the past for guidance. Distrust of progress

  13. “Abbey in a Dark Forest” by Casper David Friedrich 1810

  14. Satire • Literary device used to ridicule (make fun of) or mock and individual or society by the use of humor, irony and exaggeration • Example

  15. Washington Irving • Many of his pieces are written as a satire • Wrote many short stories and essays • Became famous for pieces such as “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

  16. W. Irving Continued • Set his writings in an American setting • Characterized by American stereotypes • Battered husband • Nagging wife • Uses a funny tone but has a serious underlying (hidden) message

  17. The Devil and Tom Walker • The story's plot is based on a very famous German legend about a man called Faust , who makes a deal with the Devil in order to gain knowledge and wealth. • The story if set up as an old legend, with witnesses who have passed the story down over the years giving it some validity for his audience.  

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