American Romanticism

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What did the Romantics value more?

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Life in Nature

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Romantics value ____________ over reason

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Intuition

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What years are associated with American Romanticism?

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1780-1920

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Romantics believed that youthful _________ is better than educated sophistication

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innocence

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American Romanticism refers to romantic love.

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False

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Define American Romanticism.

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A literary and artistic movement emphasizing emotion, nature, and individualism, prevalent in the United States from 1780 to 1920.

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What is the significance of nature in American Romanticism?

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Nature is seen as a source of inspiration, beauty, and truth, contrasting with industrialization and urban life.

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Name a key figure in American Romanticism.

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Walt Whitman, known for his poetry celebrating individuality and nature.

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What is the Romantic ideal of the 'noble savage'?

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The belief that people in their natural state are inherently good and that civilization corrupts them.

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How did American Romanticism respond to the Enlightenment?

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It rejected the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason and logic, favoring emotion and intuition instead.