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American Romanticism

Industrialization, growth of cities, and factories Founded on Deism - belief in the existence of a god on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation Logic Inalienable rights It also brought Industrialization, growth of cities, and factories American expansion (Lewis and Clark and Manifest Destiny) More encounters with Native Americans Albert Bierstadt

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

Characteristics of Romanticism Contemplating nature’s beauty is the path to spiritual and moral development. Values feeling and intuition over reason Looks backward to the wisdom of the past, shuns progress

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.

Romanticism was often seen as a journey. The Journey Romanticism was often seen as a journey. The journey from the city to the country The journey from rational thought to the imagination

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. Themes: love, patriotism, nature, family, and religion It is poetry that seeks a higher truth from the natural world. The Fireside poets were the first group of American poets to rival British poets in popularity in either country.

Literature American Novel - The Romantic Hero Youthful Pure of Purpose Sense of Honor – not based on society’s rules but a higher principle Intuitive Understanding (not formal learning) Loves nature and avoids town life Quests for higher truth in the natural world Modern day examples: Superman, Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones

Literature ***American Novelists looked to westward expansion and the frontier for inspiration creating a break with European tradition. ***Folktales by regional writers offered glimpses of the supernatural

Satire: copy what is underlined Washington Irving was a master of satire, a literary device in which people, customs, or institutions are ridiculed with the purpose of improving society. Washington Irving 1783-1859 Satire is often subtle, so as you read, watch for its indicators: humor, exaggeration, absurd situations, and irony.