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American Romanticism 1800- 1860 Thoreau Longfellow Hawthorne P O E Dickinson

There are other authors too!

The Fireside Poets The Most Popular American Poets of Their Time John Greenleaf Whittier, William Cullen Bryant, James Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes Their poems were often read aloud at the fireside as family entertainment. It is poetry that seeks a higher truth from the natural world. (also called the "schoolroom" or "household" poets)

Romanticism: a reaction to the Age of Reason Idealism/Utopia Glorification of the common man Recognition of the nobility of the primitive/nature Imagination to engender faith and hope Age of Reason v. Romanticism Realism Patrician Classicism Dominion over the Native American Logic, always facts to counter fear and doubt

The Five I’s of Romanticism Characteristics The Five I’s of Romanticism Imagination -imagination over reason and formal rules Intuition - intuition over fact Idealism - Optimistic period of invention, Manifest Destiny, abolition movement, and the “birth” of truly American literature Inspiration – creativity and nature Individuality- self discovery, self reliance, back to nature

The City was a Place of . . . The Rationalists saw the city as a place of industry, success, self realization, and civilization. The Romantics saw the city as a place of poor work conditions, moral ambiguity, corruption, and death. The journey from the city to the country was part of Romanticism.

Romanticism (1800-1865) Writers celebrated individualism, nature, imagination, creativity, and emotions Good will triumph over evil Strong focus on inner feelings Imagination prized over reason; intuition over fact Blossoming of short stories, novels, and poetry (not just technical texts) What song describes this time period? (Discuss)