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What is Romanticism?______________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

American Romanticism 1800-1860 Definition: Romanticism (or the Romantic Era) was a complex artistic, literary, and intellectual

movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in the Americas as a reaction against and the Industrial Revolution.

Who were the Romantics? What were they trying to accomplish through

their art and values? pp. 140-143

The Romantics were_______________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________. As a reaction against ____________, they valued _____________________ over __________________________. They wanted to __________________ _______________________________ The first way they tried to do this was ______________________________ ______________________________. Second, _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

Who were the Transcendentalists, and how do their beliefs still

influence American Life? pp. 146-148

Transcendentalists were____________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________. They were led by________________

who believed_____________________ _______________________________. _______________________________ They wanted to __________________ _______________________________

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______________________________. Their beliefs still influence American life because_______________________ ______________________________

Who were the Dark Romantics? What darker side of human life was

recognized them? pp. 148-149

Dark Romantics were _____________ _______________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________. These authors included ____________ ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________. The believed ___________________ ______________________________

and their works explored the darker side of human life by __________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________