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1 American Romanticism UNIT 2

2 What’s Happening in America?
Moving west (Manifest Destiny) More of a nation rather than individual states Rapidly growing cities

3 Romantics Views of Literature/World
Valued emotion over reason Poetry # 1 Science = destroyer of truth Imagination is where it’s at

4 Characteristics of Romanticism
Prefer nature over civilization prefers innocence to sophistication Trusts past wisdom, not progress; doesn’t like change Reflects on nature to gain spiritual wisdom and to find beauty and truth

5 The Romantic Hero youthful and innocent Honorable
Learns from experience, not school loves nature and avoids town life seeks truth in the natural world

6 Transcendentalist To understand God, the universe, and themselves, one must go beyond day-to- day life Emerson, Thoreau

7 Dark Romantics Agreed with Transcendentalists
valued feeling over reason. saw what happened in the world as signs of something more did not agree with the optimism of the Transcendentalists Transcendentalists only look at the bright side Dark Romantics explored both good and evil.

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