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1 IV. American Literature and Arts

2 A. An American Culture Develops 1.American themes were developed by writers such as Washington Irving and James Fennimore Cooper 2.Transcendentalism stressed nature over material wealth; emotion over reason 3.Led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcendentalists stressed the importance of each individual (individualism)

3 A. An American Culture Develops 1.American themes were developed by writers such as Washington Irving and James Fennimore Cooper 2.Transcendentalism stressed nature over material wealth; emotion over reason 3.Led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcendentalists stressed the importance of each individual (individualism) 4.Henry David Thoreau encouraged people to live simply and civil disobedience

4 B. Flowering of American Literature  Herman Melville- Moby Dick  Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlet Letter  Louisa May Alcott- Little Women  Poets such as Walt Whitman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote of American themes and history

5 C. Art and Music  The Hudson River School focused on painting landscapes and natural scenes

6 C. Art and Music  George Caleb Bingham became famous for his paintings depicting everyday life

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