American Renaissance Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," belongs to the period known as American romanticism, the period called, by F.O. ... American Romanticism Romanticism as broadly considered arose so gradually and exhibited so many phases that a straightforward definition proves impossible. Generally, romanticism marks a reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the neoclassicism and formal orthodoxy of the preceding period. ... Other institutional influences on American romanticism include the rise and professionalization of science, against which ...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson was a key literary figure in the development of transcendentalism and in the American Romanticism Movement. According to literary folklore, Ralph Waldo Emerson began the American Romanticism movement. The literature of American Romanticism was written between the late 1830's and the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. ...

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Throughout the past month or so, I have had the pleasure of learning about Romanticism and in what ways it can be expressed. Romanticism is a type of poetry, which is usually expressed through writing. ... Romanticism is a way of life that many people cling to, to find their "inner self" and live spiritually. ... From the unit I have read and seen many examples of Romanticism that I will be sharing in the rest of the essay. The first thing we did when we began learning about Romanticism is we read 4 Poems, all in which the authors showed the same value of Romanticism. ...

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Explorers Explorers are the reason that we, the American people, are able to live in this beautiful land from coast to coast and enjoy personal freedoms. However that was not the reason for the first expedition set out for America. Christopher Columbus landed in America in 1492. He was sent by ...

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Romanticism Realism and Modern Art Romanticism was more then just an art form it was a way of life, a way of thinking, and above all a way of seeing everyday life. ... Yet another founder of Romanticism is Eugene Delacroix. ...

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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...

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