A comparison made between Crossing Brooklyn Ferry by Walt Whitman and The Lime-Tree Bower My Prison by Samuel Coleridge effectively demonstrates the validity of this assertion. Romantic Poetry in the 19th Century Romanticism in the 19th century came about as a result of circumstances peculiar to the era, such as changes in philosophy, religious dogma, and a rapid growth of industrialization in both England and America. ... The fact that This Lime-Tree Bower was also written in a free-flowing conversational style also identifies it as a romantically oriented poem. ... Also, the fact that Whit...

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Matthiessen's American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman, written in 1941. Matthiessen was influential in determining the canon of American writers from this period: Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman. ... In fact, there were a number of stories circulating which focused upon sexually transgressive clergymen, and this may have been an influence on Hawthorne's portrayal of Arthur Dimmesdale. ... The political influences on American romanticism include 18th century notions about human perfectability, the ideals of American democrac...

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Many aspiring authors, such as Poe, Whitman, Emerson, and Dickinson, found notoriety with their writings. ... The exact origins of Romanticism are still in debate today, but it is generally agreed upon that it came about as a challenge to the Age of Enlightenment (1660s-1780s). ... The fact that Romanticism elevated the masses through democratic means meshed well with American ideals, though in truth it was only white males who saw themselves elevated. ... Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, and Edgar Allen Poe became well-known advocates of Romantic ideals. Their writings had a unique style, often...

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