Recent texts have challenged Matthiessen's notion of an American Renaissance, pointing out that the work of major American authors of this period did not occur in a vacuum. ... 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. ... American Romanticism Romanticism as broadly considered arose so gradually and exhibited so many phases that a straightforward definition proves impossible. ... The economic influences on American romanticism in...

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Romanticism is a type of poetry, which is usually expressed through writing. ... Romanticism is a way of life that many people cling to, to find their "inner self" and live spiritually. ... The first thing we did when we began learning about Romanticism is we read 4 Poems, all in which the authors showed the same value of Romanticism. ... In the poem the author compares his lonely life to that of a bird of on its journey of life. The next is a poem where the author compares a flower in the woods to a human, and says how beautiful they both are, and how they need no excuse for being. ...

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Definitions Transcendentalism- a system of philosophy, especially that associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson and other New England writers, that emphasizes intuition or the divine Romanticism- in the arts, the style and theories of the romantic movement, or the movement itself Aphorism- a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century 11. ... Influenced by such schools of thought as English romanticism, Neoplatonism, and Hindu philosophy. ... Emily Dickinson- Heralded as one of the most gifted American writers, Emily Dickinson authored nearly 2,000 poe...

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Romanticism, is a movement in the literature of virtually every country of Europe, United States and Latin America . ... This movement were influenced by Romanticism, specially in the aspects of self-examination, the celebration of individualism, and the extolling of the beauties of nature and humankind. All the characteristics of this movement, specially the celebration of the individual, of the new creations and thinks, formed the most important author of the 19th century : WALT WHITMAN . ... In this and the other editions until the "Authors Edition" he didn't put his name on the...

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The original author Washington Irving wrote the story in 1819, and the story was part of the book, The Sketchbook. ... American Romanticism characterized by two features, imagination and nature, Irving integrates both characteristics into his story. ... The comparison that is made using Rip Van Winkle between the pre and post war situation in a typical village is crucial to understanding one of the main aims of the author. ...

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