1. Romanticism in America: The 19 th Century Mrs. Burgun

2. A Transition in Culture: from classical architecture… Massachusettes State House in Boston Drayton Hall in Charleston, S. Carolina National Building Museum, Washington D.C.

3. …to romantic architecture Brooklyn Bridge, NY Bradbury Building, Los Angeles Stick Style- American Gothic Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburg

4. from classical gardening…

5. …to romantic gardening

6. from classical art…

7. …to romantic art

8. from classical music… …to romantic music

9. Aims of Romanticism Return to NATURE and to the belief in the goodness of humanity Return to NATURE and to the belief in the goodness of humanity Rediscovery of the artist as a supremely individual creator Rediscovery of the artist as a supremely individual creator Development of nationalistic pride Development of nationalistic pride Use of intuition and emotion rather than intellect and reason Use of intuition and emotion rather than intellect and reason Creation of heroes Creation of heroes Rediscover ideas of medieval era Rediscover ideas of medieval era

10. Literary Movements Within Romanticism The Fireside Poets -1st American poets to demonstrate to the world that the United Sates was equal to Europe in producing quality poetry -Poetry was read around the fireplace by families for entertainment -Fireplace symbolized comfort and unity -Poetry was often narrative, told a story

11. The Fireside Poets Holmes Holmes Bryant Bryant Longfellow Longfellow Whittier Whittier Lowell Lowell

12. Gothic Symbolic exploration of the unconscious through the strange, the frightening, and the irrational. Setting of Gothic stories is typically a threatening landscape in which characters deal with deep anxieties within themselves and within cultures Exaggerate elemental forces, psychological undercurrents, and mind/body struggles. Includes often supernatural forces

13. Gothic Authors Poe- Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven Hawthorne- The Scarlet Letter, The Minister’s Black Veil Jacobs- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

14. Transcendentalism Reaction against classicalism Reaction against classicalism Incorporates Indian and Chinese religious teachings into beliefs that God is alive in NATURE. Incorporates Indian and Chinese religious teachings into beliefs that God is alive in NATURE. Tuition is the highest source of knowledge Tuition is the highest source of knowledge Emphasis on Emphasis on-Individualism-Self-reliance -Rejection of traditional authority (societal constraints) Against Slavery. Against Slavery.

15. Transcendentalism Authors Emmerson- Civil Disobedience Emmerson- Civil Disobedience Thoreau- Walden Thoreau- Walden