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American Romanticism

Historical Context 1790-c. 1850: Industrial Revolution 1793: Eli Whitney develops the cotton gin 1803: Louisiana Purchase : Louis and Clark 1807: Steamboat 1820: Missouri Compromise 1828: Steam locomotive, railroad Noah Webster and the American English dictionary

American Romanticism Intuition: inner perception of truth, independent of reason “The American Scholar must learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Imagination: potential of the individual Individual: worth of the common man, equality, reform Nature: beauty, strangeness, mystery imagination and intuition Past Emotion: exploration of the inner world of human nature

PICMINE / MICENIP Past Imagination Common man Mystery Intuition Nature Emotion

Thomas Cole. Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower,

Asher B. Durand. Kindred Spirits (1849).

Statements that Embody or Suggest Romanticism Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement by marking either “A” for “Agree” or “D” for “Disagree” 1. The answers to life’s most puzzling questions can be found through discussions with a simple person who lives in the country close to nature—not with a sophisticated, well-educated person from the city. 2. The answer to life’s most puzzling questions can be found through a connection with nature. 3. The use of one’s imagination is more important than rational thought. 4. Subjectivity is more important than objectivity. 5. Knowledge is gained through gut reactions and subjective hunches rather than level-headed, objective, deductive thought. 6. Nature is more important than art. 7. Experimental trial and error is a better process than the conventional scientific method. 8. Poetry should be spontaneous and full of emotion, not planned and straightforward. 9. Sensitivity, feelings, and spontaneity are more important than intellectualism. 10. “Dare to be” is a better battle-cry than “dare to know.”

Romanticism Quiz Results Total your As and Ds 3 or fewer As- “not Romantic” 4 or 5 As- “sort of Romantic” 6 or 7 As- “highly Romantic” 8-10 As- “extremely Romantic”