The events of American history are very much connected to the influence of American literature and what it has become today. The inspiration that a writer needs is mostly gathered by the effects of the world around him/her, and this is how the geography and history of America have made an impact on American literature. ... It was the Puritans who most powerfully influenced the course of American literature and the formation of the American imagination. ... The AMERICAN ROMANTICISM PERIOD existed from 1783-1886. ... The most well-known writer of this time was Mark Twain, compliment...

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One of the best ways of monitoring these changes is through American literature. ... Romanticism Romanticism was a literary movement in response to the Age of Reason (as well as to Enlightenment). ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... Most of the literature from the romantic period is fiction. ... The literature from this time was quite different from Romanticism, as it focused more on the use of modern science, rather than superstition, to explain the issues surrounding nature and humankind. ...

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One of the best ways of monitoring these changes is through American literature. ... Romanticism Romanticism was a literary movement in response to the Age of Reason (as well as to Enlightenment). ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... Most of the literature from the romantic period is fiction. ... The literature from this time was quite different from Romanticism, as it focused more on the use of modern science, rather than superstition, to explain the issues surrounding nature and humankind. ...

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Romanticism is categorized as "a preference for simplicity and naturalness, a love of plain feelings and truth to common place reality, especially as found in natural scenes". ... The Scarlet Letter defines the American Romanticist movement while using symbolic characters and places that give the book seemingly two different stories. ... An important concept of romanticism includes a close connection to the earth and natural scenes. ... His literature also encourages for people to question reality, morals, religious doctrine, and social mindset. Overall, Hawthorne alters European Romanticism ...

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