Romanticism and Washington Irving The nineteenth century in American literature was developed by many talented American writers. ... Irving, a native of New York, helped sculpt American literature and romanticism in the 1800s by using his own upbringing in the United States, history, and literary imagery as utensils to write some of the worlds most famous short stories and novels. ... This story is a perfect example of the kind of romanticism used by Irving. ... It has been one of the many reasons Irving's literature is so widely celebrated throughout the world. ... Washington Irving ...

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Rip Van Winkle and The Cask of Amontillado are two stories written during the period of romanticism. The period of romanticism is a time, in which Americans created a new writing technique different from the Europeans. ... American Literature is about man's animal instinct inside and the love for nature. The writing style of American Literature is what separated it from Europe. ... Both in conclusion were the examples of American Literature written during the period of romanticism....

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One of the best ways of monitoring these changes is through American literature. ... Romanticism Romanticism was a literary movement in response to the Age of Reason (as well as to Enlightenment). ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... Most of the literature from the romantic period is fiction. ... The literature from this time was quite different from Romanticism, as it focused more on the use of modern science, rather than superstition, to explain the issues surrounding nature and humankind. ...

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One of the best ways of monitoring these changes is through American literature. ... Romanticism Romanticism was a literary movement in response to the Age of Reason (as well as to Enlightenment). ... France, Germany, and Italy were big influences, but this became a literature of our own. ... Most of the literature from the romantic period is fiction. ... The literature from this time was quite different from Romanticism, as it focused more on the use of modern science, rather than superstition, to explain the issues surrounding nature and humankind. ...

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Arpin, writers of American romanticism "brought about in the ways that Americans view themselves, their society, and the world of nature". ... Even though "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Rip Van Winkle" were written during the American Romanticism period, these are different in the way they show their love and struggle against their hardships. Sometimes, literature written in a same period (romanticism for example) can allude to love but in different ways as in Washington Irving's tale "Rip Van Winkle", and Fenimore Cooper's hero "Natty B...

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This essay analyses the main characteristics of American Neoclassicism and Romanticism that are the most strongly present in Irving's Sketch Book as well as the contributions of Irving to American Literature. ... Accordingly, Irving's writings are an example of philosophic literature. ... However, Irving mastered the act of merging the objective point of view with the subjective point of view, used during the Romanticism. ... Therefore, many of his stories reflect his belief to educate through literature. ... Additionally, Irving's short stories are an example of expressive lit...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate