1. Age of Romanticism
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2. adventuresome and improbable
challenged rational way of thinking
fewer instructional texts; more stories, novels and poems

3. 1. Imagination and Escapism
Industrial Revolution
Escapism- mind allows you to escape harsh conditions by taking you to a place that is purely beautiful
City—> Country
Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle, Legend of Sleepy Hollow

4. 2. Individuality Immigration—> Melting pot
embracing freedom by exploring
Characters live on the outskirts of the city
Old school cowboys

5. 3. Nature as a Source of Spirituality
Embrace spiritual roots planted by Puritans
spiritual realm + nature
William Cullen Bryant
“Thanatopsis”
explores death through life cycles
sentimentalism

6. 4. Wisdom from the Past
Poets stuck to European structure (form and technique)
Fireside poets

7. 5. Common Man as Hero European view of hero
James Fenimore Cooper, first novelist
Natty Bumppo
flawed but good hearts and morals

8. Edgar Allan Poe direct effect on emotions intuition > rationality
unusual and bizarre > reality
inventor of detective novel