Literature has changed many times over history, thus giving a vast variety of writing styles. One such style that took hold in the 18th and 19th centuries was romanticism. ... Romanticism immerged first in France and Germany as people began to leave the classical style of writing. ... There were four points that authors during romanticism focused on libertarianism, nature, and the supernatural. ... As with all other literary movements, romanticism began to slowly decline during the middle of the 19th century. ...

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The events of American history are very much connected to the influence of American literature and what it has become today. ... The Bible was the foundation upon which puritan literature was built. ... 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. ... It had a strong influence on literature, music, and painting. ...

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American Romanticism characterized by two features, imagination and nature, Irving integrates both characteristics into his story. As said, this was the first written American short story, and its creativity and imagination is incomparable to the prior writings of American literature which were basically historical and religious writings. ...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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