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IV. American Literature and Arts
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A. An American Culture Develops 1.American themes were developed by writers such as Washington Irving and James Fennimore Cooper 2.Transcendentalism stressed nature over material wealth; emotion over reason 3.Led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcendentalists stressed the importance of each individual (individualism)
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A. An American Culture Develops 1.American themes were developed by writers such as Washington Irving and James Fennimore Cooper 2.Transcendentalism stressed nature over material wealth; emotion over reason 3.Led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcendentalists stressed the importance of each individual (individualism) 4.Henry David Thoreau encouraged people to live simply and civil disobedience
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B. Flowering of American Literature Herman Melville- Moby Dick Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlet Letter Louisa May Alcott- Little Women Poets such as Walt Whitman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote of American themes and history
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C. Art and Music The Hudson River School focused on painting landscapes and natural scenes
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C. Art and Music George Caleb Bingham became famous for his paintings depicting everyday life
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