The romantic period in american literature had taken place in 1830 and lasted until 1865. ... Edgar Allan Poe was an american poet considered a part of the American Romantic Movement that seemed to carry a message of gothic literature and romanticism in his works. ... Poe's example of romanticism was very similar to his life, but most of his works often focused on what was later called the gothic genre. ... He was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic and was better known for his tales of mystery and horror. ... Edgar Allen Poe has given to american literature a name not t...

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Romance in "The Masque of the Red Death" After the age of reasoning, forms of literature in America adapted the European style of romance and altered it to their liking. With romanticism came great writers, which today, are still widely known. As romanticism rotated itself, Gothic Romance became popular as well. ... The Setting of the story itself is one of the forms of Romanticism. ... High and overwrought emotions, along with the prince's bizarre mind are examples of Romanticism. ...

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This essay analyses the main characteristics of American Neoclassicism and Romanticism that are the most strongly present in Irving's Sketch Book as well as the contributions of Irving to American Literature. ... Accordingly, Irving's writings are an example of philosophic literature. ... However, Irving mastered the act of merging the objective point of view with the subjective point of view, used during the Romanticism. ... Therefore, many of his stories reflect his belief to educate through literature. ... Additionally, Irving's short stories are an example of expressive lit...

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