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The American Renaissance and Romanticism

The American Renaissance and Romanticism. 1800-1855. Genre/Style. Character sketch Slave narratives Political Novels Poetry Transcendentalism. Effect. Places faith in inner experience and the power of imagination Shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspoiled nature

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The American Renaissance and Romanticism

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  1. The American Renaissance and Romanticism 1800-1855

  2. Genre/Style Character sketch Slave narratives Political Novels Poetry Transcendentalism

  3. Effect Places faith in inner experience and the power of imagination Shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspoiled nature Fuels the abolitionist movement Allows people to re-imagine the American past

  4. Historical Context • Expansion of: • Magazines • Newspapers • Book publishing • Slavery debates

  5. Core Beliefs • Sense of idealism • Focus on individual’s inner feelings • Finds inspiration in myth, legend, and folk culture • Contemplates nature’s beauty as a path to spiritual and moral development • Values poetry as the highest expression of the imagination • Looks backward to the wisdom of the past and distrusts progress • Finds beauty in exotic locals, the supernatural realm, and the inner world of the imagination

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