2. Section 1:
âWhat is the definition for this era?â
ïUnlike the name, this era does not
primarily deal with romantic
notions like love
ïThis school of thought originated
in Germany
3. ï Reaction against Rationalism, in that it
rejects the idea everything in the
universe is logical, rational, scientific
ï Romantics value feeling and
intuition, including the dark side of
human psychology
4. Section 2:
âWhat are the characteristics of romantic
literature?â
ïPlaces faith in inner-experiences
and the power of imagination
ïShuns the artificiality of
civilization and seeks unspoiled
nature
5. ïPrefers youthful innocence to
educated sophistication
ïChampions individual freedom
and the worth of the individual
6. ïContemplates natureâs beauty as
a path to spiritual and moral
development
ïLooks back to the wisdom of the
past and distrusts progress
7. ï Finds beauty and truth in exotic
locales, the supernatural realm, and
the inner world of the imagination
ï Finds inspiration in
myth, legend, and folk culture
8. Section 3
âMajor writers and their workâ
James William Cullen Washington Edgar Allen Poe
Fennimore Bryant (1st Irving
Cooper (1st American poet)
American
novelist)
The Deerslayer, âThanatopsisâ âDevil and Tom âThe Ravenâ âFall
Last of the Walker,â âRip Van of the House of
Mohicans Winkleâ Usherâ
9. Ralph Waldo Henry David Emily Dickinson Walt Whitman
Emerson Thoreau
Nature âWaldenâ âBecause I Could âSong of Myselfâ
âSelf-Relianceâ âCivil Not Stop for âA Noiseless
âConcord Hymnâ Disobedienceâ Deathâ Patient Spiderâ
âI Heard a Fly
Buzzâ
10. Section 4:
âWhat was the importance of
American Romanticism?â
ï It served as a definitive cultural break from
England
ï It created the idea of the âAmerican heroâ that
persists in our culture today
11. ï The idealized portraits of frontier life coincided
with Westward Expansion, the growing sense of
nationalism, and the growth of American cities
ï Contained the first important and distinct works
of American fiction