1. American romanticism 1790-1860
Elizabeth Pratt

2. Previous period The “Age of Reason” or Enlightenment
Emphasis on calculation and reason
Romanticism was a reaction to this era, it was the rejection of logic and reason

3. Characteristics Opposed political dictatorship
Emotions and intuition not logic (passion and imagination)
Belief in the natural goodness of man
Freedom of individual
Interest in medieval tales (Norse and Celtic mythology and Gothic)
The hero was often a rebel or outlaw
Unhappy with the world they are in
Adventures that were unpredictable
Emphasis on nature

4. What made it American?
Frontier promised for expansion, growth, and freedom
Spirit of optimism by the promise for uncharted frontier
Immigration brought in new cultures and perspectives
Search for new spiritual roots

5. timeline 1776- American Revolution 1789- French Revolution
1810- Mexican War of Independence
War of 1812 (a.k.a. Second War of American Independence)
Land Act of More land for less, buy in full
1821- Greek War of Independence
1823- Monroe Doctrine
1836- Texan War of Independence

6. Art Emanuel Leutze (1816 - 1868) Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Albert Bierstadt ( )

7. Writers Washington Irving (short stories)
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
“Rip Van Winkle”
George Washington (novel)
James Fenimore Cooper (novels)
The Last of the Mohicans
The Leatherstocking Tales
Upside Down; or the World in Petticoats (play)
Emily Dickinson (poetry)
The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson’s Envelope Poems
Final Harvest: Emily Dickinson’s Poems
Bolts of Melody: New Poems of Emily Dickinson

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