ROMANTICISM In the nineteenth century, the foundation of American literature had a profound change. This was called from Reason to Romance or Romanticism. With many contributions of famous writers such as Irving, Cooper, Bryant, and Poe composed the stories and poems which all of them had a great value in the American literature. What is the Romanticism and how dies it effect to the American literature? ... First, the representative Romantic who become the first writer American literature to achieve international reputation, as Washington Irving. ...

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ROMANTICISM In the nineteenth century, the foundation of American literature had a profound change. This was called from Reason to Romance or Romanticism. With many contributions of famous writers such as Irving, Cooper, Bryant, and Poe composed the stories and poems which all of them had a great value in the American literature. What is the Romanticism and how does it affect the American literature? ... First, the representative Romantic who become the first writer American literature to achieve international reputation, as Washington Irving. ...

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Romanticism and Washington Irving The nineteenth century in American literature was developed by many talented American writers. ... Irving, a native of New York, helped sculpt American literature and romanticism in the 1800s by using his own upbringing in the United States, history, and literary imagery as utensils to write some of the worlds most famous short stories and novels. ... This story is a perfect example of the kind of romanticism used by Irving. ... It has been one of the many reasons Irving's literature is so widely celebrated throughout the world. ... Washington Irving ...

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The tale has been regarded as the first American short story. ... 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. ... (P.382) Ironically, the American Independence, one of the most important historical events of America did not affect Rip that much. Irving may be sending a message that the lives of ea...

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