1. American Romanticism 1800-1860
By: Marcos B. Monteon, Luis Valle, Clarissa Barcelo, Amairani Paredes

2. Historical Facts and events
Many reform movements
Louisiana Purchase
Industrialization

3. Lifestyle South (agriculture) North (manufacturing)
Perfectionist societies

4. Characteristics of era
Transcendentalist
Reforms
Romanticism values

5. Types of literature found in era
Poems
Dark Romanticism
Essays

6. Major authors and primary works
Edgar Allan Poe “The Raven” Irving Washington The Legend of Sleepy Hallow Herman Melville Moby Dick

7. Topics and focus of writings
Feelings over reason
Expansion of America and frontier exploration
Ethnic politics

8. Emphasis on Nature Individualism Utopian society
themes
Emphasis on Nature Individualism Utopian society

9. Dose of his own medicine Gold Digger Full Steam Ahead
Allusions from era
Dose of his own medicine Gold Digger Full Steam Ahead

10. Era legacy
Trail of Tears (Negative) Manifest Destiny Inspired mysteries and horror novels that later turned to films

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The End
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