The Renaissance was a rebirth to many things: art, music, literature, even religion. ... Even now though Romanticism is pulling it all together, and spitting it out in every way imaginable. ... Voltaire didn't just go after the ideas of the Renaissance, he even managed to undercut the newest wave of unbridled optimism, Romanticism. Romanticism's been around for quite a while now, mainly due to its amazing ability to shapeshift. ... Well my inherently good nature tells me that Romanticism (to use the proper terminology) is bullshit. ...

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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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