American Romaticism

When did American Romanticism occur?

• 1645-1700

• 1800-1865

• 1875-1900

• 1910-1970

Since the country was established, writers moved their focus away from political matter and more towards...

• Romance

• Comedies

• Fear and war

• Emotions, possibilities

True or false: Romanticism had a lot to do with nature and humans

• True

• False

Dark Romantics writers

• Edgar Allen Poe

• William Cullen Bryant

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Tillman Hall

True or False: Dark Romantics is more about religion rather than science

• True

• False

Romantic VIEW OF MAN

• Nature is beautiful, mysterious, and symbolic. God can be seen in nature

• Focus on the individual and his inner world (imagination and emotions)

• Intuition (inner voice or gut feeling) and imagination guides each individual to understanding

Romantic VIEW OF NATURE

• Nature is beautiful, mysterious, and symbolic. God can be seen in nature

• Intuition (inner voice or gut feeling) and imagination guides each individual to understanding

• Focus on the individual and his inner world (imagination and emotions)

Romantic Guide to TRUTH

• Focus on the individual and his inner world (imagination and emotions)

• Intuition (inner voice or gut feeling) and imagination guides each individual to understanding

• Nature is beautiful, mysterious, and symbolic. God can be seen in nature