American romanticism

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+ American Literature: American Romanticism Ambre Lee Dubnoff Center

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A very brief introduction to American Romanticism.

Transcript of American romanticism

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American Literature:American Romanticism

Ambre LeeDubnoff Center

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

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Romanticism 1820-1865 A literary movement expressing the unlimited potential of humans, but also expressing a fear of death and the dark side of human nature.

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

Term Comments

Romanticism 1820-1865 A literary movement expressing the unlimited potential of humans, but also expressing a fear of death and the dark side of human nature.

Conditions that influenced American Romanticism

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

Term Comments

Romanticism 1820-1865 A literary movement expressing the unlimited potential of humans, but also expressing a fear of death and the dark side of human nature.

Conditions that influenced American Romanticism

• Frontier promised expansion and freedom

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

Term Comments

Romanticism 1820-1865 A literary movement expressing the unlimited potential of humans, but also expressing a fear of death and the dark side of human nature.

Conditions that influenced American Romanticism

• Frontier promised expansion and freedom• Spirit of optimism (due to unchartered territory)

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

Term Comments

Romanticism 1820-1865 A literary movement expressing the unlimited potential of humans, but also expressing a fear of death and the dark side of human nature.

Conditions that influenced American Romanticism

• Frontier promised expansion and freedom• Spirit of optimism (due to unchartered territory)• Immigration=new culture+perspectives

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

Term Comments

Romanticism 1820-1865 A literary movement expressing the unlimited potential of humans, but also expressing a fear of death and the dark side of human nature.

Conditions that influenced American Romanticism

• Frontier promised expansion and freedom• Spirit of optimism (due to unchartered territory)• Immigration=new culture+perspectives•Search for new spiritual roots

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Highlights of Romanticism

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Highlights of Romanticism • Man in the state of nature would behave well, but he is hindered by society

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Highlights of Romanticism • Man in the state of nature would behave well, but he is hindered by society• Celebrates man’s connection with nature

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

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Highlights of Romanticism • Man in the state of nature would behave well, but he is hindered by society• Celebrates man’s connection with nature• Affirmation of the values of democracy and freedom

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

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Highlights of Romanticism • Man in the state of nature would behave well, but he is hindered by society• Celebrates man’s connection with nature• Affirmation of the values of democracy and freedom• Belief in the perfectibility of man

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+Early American Literature:Romanticism and Realism

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Highlights of Romanticism • Man in the state of nature would behave well, but he is hindered by society• Celebrates man’s connection with nature• Affirmation of the values of democracy and freedom• Belief in the perfectibility of man• In art, the sublime, the grotesque, and the beautiful with a touch of strangeness were valued