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American Romanticism
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- 1When did American Romanticism occur1800-1855
- 2Why did American Romanticism take placeWhen people reacted against reason and restriction (the super strict religions of Puritans and alike)
- 3What did American Romanticism representRepresented the boundlessness of the imagination and adventure
- 4Where did Romanticism startEUROPE
- 5Characteristics of American Romanticism (7)1. An impulse toward reform
2. A celebration of the individual/individualism
3. A reverence for nature
4. A concern with the impact of new technology
5. Idealization of women
6. Fascination with death and supernatural
7. Common man is heroic - 6What are the two types of RomanticismGothic and Transcendentialism
- 7What is GothicFascination with death/supernatural; called Gothic due to setting (castles/large estates with secret passages/trap doors)
- 8What is TranscendentalismUsing intuition to go beyond reason to discover a higher reality
- 9What kind of works of literature is American Romanticism (3)Poetry
Short Stories
The 1st Novel - 10Who was the father of TranscendentalismRalph Waldo Emerson
- 11Famous Romanticists (12)Washington Irving
Longfellow
Emerson
Whitman
Howthorne
Dickinson
Cooper
Fuller
Bryant
Melville
Poe
Thoreau - 12Did immigration impact American RomanticismYES
- 13Why was nature an inspirationSource of spirituality and inspiration
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- 10th grade English II Honors Flashcards on American Romanticism, created by Zachary Quick on 09/01/2023.
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