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Notes: American Romanticism

Notes: American Romanticism. 1800 - 1860. Five Characteristics of American Romanticism. They were more than a bunch of tree huggers!. Remember the 5 I’s!. 1) Intuition – Romantics preferred feeling and emotion to reason and logic.

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Notes: American Romanticism

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  1. Notes: American Romanticism 1800 - 1860

  2. Five Characteristics of American Romanticism They were more than a bunch of tree huggers!

  3. Remember the 5 I’s! 1) Intuition – Romantics preferred feeling and emotion to reason and logic.

  4. 2) Imagination – Romantics thought that the imagination held the key to true artistic creation.

  5. 3) Innocence – Romantic writers were fascinated with innocence, such as the innocence of childhood or nature, and they wanted to retreat from the corruptions of civilization.

  6. 4) Inspiration from Nature – Because Romantic writers viewed the city as a place of moral depravity, they sought nature as a means for spiritual, moral, and artistic renewal. City = BAD! Nature = GOOD!

  7. 5) Inner Experience – Romantic writers highly valued the subjective experience of the individual; therefore, they were committed to displaying personal thoughts and feelings in their writing.

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