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1800-1855 American Romanticism

Romanticism focused on the individual and nature

History of Romanticism Romantic writers had a feeling of optimism America was in a period of growth & opportunity Industrial Revolution began Prompted writers to seek answers to life in nature and self

Characteristics of Romanticism Celebrated individual spirit, emotion, imagination and nature Found inspiration in nature –not in the fear of God or strict doctrines of the Puritans Writers turned inward for a sense of truth

Types of Romantic Writers Transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau American Gothic Edgar Allen Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne

Transcendentalists Philosophical and literary movement that emphasized living a simple life, celebrating truth found in nature Believed that people are inherently good Disliked commercial, financial side of America Stressed spiritual well-being, intellectual activity and close relationship to nature Believed intuition can lead to knowledge

Transcendentalist Writers Henry David Thoreau - Walden Pond Ralph Waldo Emerson – “Self – Reliance” faith in the integrity of the individual Walt Whitman, Robert Frost – later Transcendentalists

American Gothic Did not believe in the innate goodness of people Explored the human capacity for evil Mysterious forces that motivate human behavior, elements of supernatural Darker view of the world Agreed with romantic emphasis on emotion, nature, and the individual

American Gothic Writers Edgar Allen Poe – The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit & the Pendulum Nathaniel Hawthorne – The Scarlet Letter Modern day Gothic – Stephen King, Anne Rice