Both emphasized the importance of nature and distrusted societal pressures and norms. ... Romanticism emphasized the importance of emotions and individual liberties, particularly with respect to the artist. ... 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). ...

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The new nation took on many new ideas in both politics and economics due to Enlightenment thought. ... Due to farming being of the utmost importance in occupation at the time, the best-selling publications in early nineteenth century America were almanacs. ...

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