Reynolds points out that a subversive literature existed prior to the work of the major authors of the American Renaissance, in the form of sensational crime novels, erotic writings, humor writing, etc. ... The economic influences on American romanticism include the rise of materialism within the American context (which contributed to the growth of reform movements in the United States), the increase in disposable time and income (leading to a growth in appreciation of writing and reading with the growth of a leisure class), and the expansion of print culture within the United States (includi...

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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. The gothic genre focused on darkness, death, isolation and caution either in the behavior of one person toward another or within an individual's own selfhood (poemuseum.org). ... Edgar was the inventor of the detective fiction genre and also famous for his poetry like "The Raven", and short stories like "The Tell-Tale Heart". ... In this essay, he explained his writing method which was something that he called the "unity of eff...

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Instead of the serious genres, high subjects, and elevated style and decorum of the Neo-Classic period, Romanticism heralded an era of social, political and literary revolution, new beginnings and "high possibilities". ... Whilst he may not have always succeeded in writing in the "common" language of ordinary people in all of his poems, he certainly did so in "Strange fits of passion I have known". ...

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These issues might include questions of period, genre, national tradition, the nature of childhood, education, history, gender, literary form, text and illustration, and so on (see Class Description). ... Extending this idea of nature and the Romantic childhood, Blake employs another technique common in Romantic writing, where nature is personified and used to reflect human feeling through the use of pathetic fallacy. ... Rather than only portraying this conventional Romantic view of childhood in his writing, Blake describes a completely opposite childhood experience in "The Chimney Swee...

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Beginning piano study with Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch at the young age of six, Robert almost immediately started writing music; with his father's encouragement, he began composing small pieces at the age of seven. ... Eight months later he finalized his decision by writing again to his mother, "I have arrived at the conviction, that with work, patience, and a good master, I shall be able within six years to challenge any pianist."" ...

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Beginning piano study with Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch at the young age of six, Robert almost immediately started writing music; with his father's encouragement, he began composing small pieces at the age of seven. ... Eight months later he finalized his decision by writing again to his mother, "I have arrived at the conviction, that with work, patience, and a good master, I shall be able within six years to challenge any pianist."" ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate