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American Romanticism 1800-1855 Celebrating the Individual

American Romanticism 1800-1855 Celebrating the Individual

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American Romanticism1800-1855

Celebrating the Individual

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The Spirit of ExplorationThe Spirit of Exploration ““manifest destiny”: idea that it was the manifest destiny”: idea that it was the

destiny of the U.S. to expand to the destiny of the U.S. to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory.territory.

Industrial Revolution: changed the Industrial Revolution: changed the country from agrarian economy to an country from agrarian economy to an industrial powerhouse (cotton gin.)industrial powerhouse (cotton gin.)

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The Spirit of ExplorationThe Spirit of Exploration 1803 the Louisiana Purchase; opens 1803 the Louisiana Purchase; opens

up the frontier.up the frontier. War of 1812War of 1812 against Britain; opens against Britain; opens

more land for resettlement and starts more land for resettlement and starts Industrial Revolution.Industrial Revolution.

1830 “Indian Removal Act”1830 “Indian Removal Act” 1840s California gold-rush1840s California gold-rush 1845 Mexican-American War1845 Mexican-American War

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Ideas of the AgeIdeas of the Age

Nationalism:Nationalism:

The belief that national The belief that national interests should be interests should be placed ahead of regional placed ahead of regional concerns or the interests concerns or the interests of other countries.of other countries.

Secretary of State:

John Quincy Adams

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Romantic PhilosophyRomantic Philosophy

The short story is The short story is born.born.

Celebrated Celebrated emotionsemotions and the and the individual.individual.

The splendors of The splendors of nature inspired nature inspired romantics more than romantics more than the fear of God.the fear of God.

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Washington IrvingWashington Irving

First truly popular First truly popular American writer.American writer.

WroteWrote:: ““Legend of Sleepy Legend of Sleepy

Hollow”Hollow” ““Rip Van Winkle”Rip Van Winkle”

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Types of Romantic writersTypes of Romantic writers

““Fireside poets”: a Fireside poets”: a groupgroup

of New England poets of New England poets who get their name who get their name from the 19from the 19thth Century Century family custom of readingfamily custom of readingpoetry beside a fire.poetry beside a fire.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Greenleaf WhittierJohn Greenleaf Whittier

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Where do people Where do people look for truth?look for truth?

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TranscendentalistsTranscendentalists

A philosophy & literary A philosophy & literary movement that emphasized movement that emphasized living a simple life and living a simple life and celebrating the truth found in celebrating the truth found in nature.nature.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson • Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau

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Does everyone haveDoes everyone have a dark side?a dark side?

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GothicsGothics““Brooding” romantics—a Brooding” romantics—a

complex philosophy complex philosophy filled with dark filled with dark currents and a deep currents and a deep awareness of the awareness of the human capacity for human capacity for evil.evil.

Gothic elements: Gothic elements: grotesque grotesque characters, bizarre characters, bizarre situations, and situations, and violent events in their violent events in their fiction.fiction.

Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville

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Literature for UnitLiterature for Unit““Walden” (p. 370)Walden” (p. 370)

by Henry David Thoreauby Henry David Thoreau“Self-Reliance” (pp. 360)

by Ralph Waldo Emerson“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner (p.

1018)“The Fall of the House of Usher” (p. 402)

by Edgar Allan Poe“Danse Macabre” (p. 450)

by Stephen King