Ms. Dolan 1st period English Romanticism Ms. Dolan 1st period English

INTRODUCTION Romanticism was the movement in literature from 1750-1870 in Europe, the United States, and Latin America Characterized by the reliance on the imagination,freedom of thought and expression, and the idealization of nature – individualism.

Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 Perhaps the best known American Romantic Gothic writers. Stories and poems focused on the darker side of romance, dealing with the grotesque, supernatural, and horrifying Writings defined the form of the American short story. Wrote The Raven, The Imp of the Perverse, and The Masque of the Red Death

James Fenimore Cooper 1789-1851 America’s first truly successful novelist Expelled from Yale for causing pranks then joined the Navy. Left Navy after his father died, which made him a wealthy man. First novel, Precaution, was not very good. Found his niche in writing frontier romance novels. Traveled to Europe and returned only to be called aristocratic, high-handed, and Anti-American.

Washington Irving 1783-1859 Sickly child who grew up to be a sharp observer of life. America’s first internationally renowned author, who helped found the magazine,Salmagundi, he wrote sketches and poems. First major work of literature was a satirical history of New York, published under the pseudonym, Diedrich Knickerbocker. Wrote biographies of Christopher Columbus, George Washington, travel books and American-romantic folklore.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 Grew up in Portland, Maine Academic and talented poet, became famous enough in his lifetime to dedicate himself to writing So successful as a student, a new post was created for him, Professor of Modern Languages, but retired to writing soon after. Wrote The Song Of Hiawatha, The Courtship Of Miles Standish,and Evangline.

Herman Melville 1819-1891 Began by writing about his experiences as a sailor Wrote about life among the natives of the Pacific Islands, was know as “the man that lived among the cannibals” and came back to tell the story. Soon lost his audience and began working as a deputy inspector of customs in New York. By the time he died, the public had forgotten him as an important writer or even cared. Wrote Moby Dick, Typee, and Omoo.

Hyperlinks http://www.melville.org http://www.nadn.navy.mil/englishdept/poeperplex/thepoepe.htm http://www.auburn.edu

Works Cited English text internet Encarta Encyclopedia