Characteristics of American Romanticism Feeling and Intuition More valuable than reason Stick to your guts/conscience over logic/mind.

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Characteristics of American Romanticism

Feeling and Intuition More valuable than reason Stick to your guts/conscience over logic/mind

Faith Faith placed in inner expression Faith placed in the power of the imagination

A Typical American Romantic belief that reason and logic are limiting and imagination is superior is illustrated in this quote from Albert Einstein

Civilization vs. Nature Shuns the artificiality of civilization Seeks unspoiled nature

The City (Civilization!)  Corruption  Immorality  Reason  Logic  Planning  routine  Poor working conditions  Conformity  No imagination or freedom Romantics shun the artificiality of civilization and seek unspoiled nature!

Innocence vs. Sophistication Prefers youthful innocence over educated sophistication

Individuals Champions individual freedom Promotes the worth of the individual

Nature’s Beauty Contemplation of nature leads to spiritual and moral development

Past vs. Progress Looks backwards to the wisdom of the past Distrusts progress

Beauty and Truth Found in exotic locales Found in the supernatural realm

Beauty and Truth Found in the inner world of the imagination

Poetry Viewed as the highest expression of the imagination

Poetry Used English themes, meter, and imagery Used American settings and subject matter

Inspiration Found in myth Found in legend Found in folk culture

American Romantic Hero Is young or possesses youthful qualities Innocent and pure of purpose

American Romantic Hero Has a sense of honor based not on society’s rules but on some higher principle

American Romantic Hero Has a knowledge of people and of life based on deep, intuitive understanding, not formal learning

American Romantic Hero Loves nature and avoids town life Quests for higher truth in natural world

The Romantic HERO The classic hero of the time was James Fennimore Cooper’s Natty Bumppo.

There are 21 st Century Natty Bumppo descendants all around us in the guise of pop-culture heroes all around us! The Man with No Name Rugged and lives in nature! Luke Skywalker Intuitive and uses the “force!” Indiana Jones Always on a quest for a pure purpose!

Can you make a connection between each image a value of the American Romantics??

Journal 1  Describe a journey that you’ve taken. Write at least half a page.

Journal 2  Describe your favorite get-away place. Write at least half a page.