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. ... Several other literary movements such as the symbolist movement, realism, and naturalism soon followed Romanticism The evolution of American thought through the Enlightenment and the Era of Romanticism was an ongoing process that began even before the American Revolution. ... With the arrival of the Americ...

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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 inspiration that a writer needs is mostly gathered by the effects of the world around him/her, and this is how the geography and history of America have made an impact on American literature. ... 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. ... The most well-known writer of this time was Mark Twain, compliment...

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