1. American Romanticism Was life after the Revolution boring?

2. Well…technically It was surrounded by wars! –Seven Year’s War (1756 -1763) –French and Indian War (1754-1763) –American Revolution (1775-1783) –French Revolution (1789-1799)

3. annnnnnd…. It was surrounded by controversy! –Revolutions –Enlightenment –Rationalism –Deism –Basic changes in thinking! –Ideas were getting thrown around that were never even considered before!

4. Remember though This time was about freedom! Freedom of person! Thought! Religion! etc. So what did people do with all of this freedom? Well they didn’t at first People branched out to new things Writing how they wanted to write and for who they wanted to write for!

5. This is where Romanticism comes in… Journal Entry: Based upon how I led you here through the previous power point slides, what is Romanticism? What do you think Romantics wrote about?

6. Romanticism There really is no all- encompassing definition The main comes from the interest in aestheticism Aestheticism- the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty Focus away from humans and towards nature

7. Romanticism part 2 We start with the natural and we see where that takes us People were experiencing freeing emotions both good and bad with the newfound freedom Emotions of Nature – how aesthetically pleasing nature is with regards to human emotion It can please, frighten, numb, pain, blind, tickle…Nature can influence a lot of human emotion

8. Romantic Art John Trumbull - US

9. William Hunt - US

10. William Blake - England

11. JMW Turner - England

12. Caspar David Friedrich - Germany

13. Ivan Aivazovsky - Russia

14. Symbols Alright, so we have aestheticism Something evoking emotion Now add symbolic thinking to this as well Symbol – something that represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct from it A symbol communicates a meaning.

20. Romantic Symbols Nature = Beauty Natural reactions = emotion The interpreting of these natural images, whether through paintings, poetry, books, or other means of entertainment

21. Romantic Hero A focus on the individual, rather than the collective: unique…eccentric One person to break away from the mold and become a valuable or hurtful asset to society. Stories based upon one person, not a group of people The Scarlet Letter, The Devil and Tom Walker

22. Tragic Flaw Greek: Hamartia One thing wrong with the individual that ends up being their undoing Overly ambitious, too happy, too sad, depressed…usually obvious One defining quality Undoing does not mean death…perhaps losing of their position in the world

23. Washington Irving April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859 Mostly lived in New York Considered the first American Romantic Wrote some stories you know The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle All of his stories have a lot to do with the Appalachian area

24. Irving 2 Irving was obsessed with the supernatural Took myths and legends from Dutch and German folklore Elves, Dwarves, Enchanted forests Combined with his love for the surrounding New York countryside He was also interested in writing about the corruption of man