American RomanticismAmerican Romanticism
1800- 18601800- 1860
RomanticismRomanticism
What comes to mind when you hear the What comes to mind when you hear the word?word?
When someone is romantic what personality When someone is romantic what personality traits are giving to them?traits are giving to them?
The JourneyThe Journey
Long distant Long distant journeyjourney is part of our is part of our historyhistory
It is a journey away from the It is a journey away from the corruption corruption of civilization and the of civilization and the limits of rational thought and toward limits of rational thought and toward the integrity of nature and the integrity of nature and freedomfreedom of the of the imaginationimagination..
RomanticismRomanticism
Name given to those schools of Name given to those schools of thought that value thought that value feelingfeeling and intuition and intuition over over reasonreason
Intuition- spontaneity, Intuition- spontaneity, heartheart, , imaginationimagination
Against rationalist- logical planning, Against rationalist- logical planning, civilizationcivilization
Rise above the dull realitiesRise above the dull realities
They searched for They searched for exoticexotic settings in the settings in the more natural past away from industrial more natural past away from industrial noisenoise
GothicGothic development = imagination, development = imagination, other world other world – Frankenstein, Dracula, PoeFrankenstein, Dracula, Poe
Major themesMajor themes
self-awarenessself-awareness self-reliance self-reliance the belief that self and nature are onethe belief that self and nature are one the individual’s moral duty to the individual’s moral duty to
reform social inequalities and reform social inequalities and relieve human sufferingrelieve human suffering
Romantics took two RoadsRomantics took two Roads One lead to the exploration of the One lead to the exploration of the pastpast
and of the exotic realmsand of the exotic realms The other to the contemplation of the The other to the contemplation of the
naturalnatural world world
Characteristics of AM. RomanticismCharacteristics of AM. Romanticism
Values Values feelings/intuitionfeelings/intuition over over logiclogic Seeks unspoiled Seeks unspoiled naturenature Youthful iYouthful innocencennocence over educated over educated
sophisticationsophistication Individual Individual freedomfreedom and worth of and worth of
individualindividual
CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Natures beauty= a path to spiritual and Natures beauty= a path to spiritual and moralmoral development development
Looks backward to wisdom of the past Looks backward to wisdom of the past and and distrustsdistrusts progress progress
Beauty and Beauty and truthtruth in supernatural realms in supernatural realms and inner world of and inner world of imaginationimagination
Thomas Doughty, “Home on the Hudson”Thomas Doughty, “Home on the Hudson”
Finds inspiration in Finds inspiration in mythmyth, legend and , legend and folklorefolklore
What would some characteristics of the What would some characteristics of the hero be?hero be?
American NovelAmerican Novel
Coincided with Coincided with westward westward expansionexpansion Most Europeans analyzed the Most Europeans analyzed the
AmericansAmericans as unsophisticated as unsophisticated CooperCooper- - Last of the MohicansLast of the Mohicans Truths were found in the Truths were found in the wildernesswilderness..
– Truths were found but not only the Truths were found but not only the sophisticated waysophisticated way
Rip Van WinkleRip Van Winkle
IInferencesnferences-- an an educatededucated guess based on guess based on clues in the text and your clues in the text and your ownown knowledge knowledge and experienceand experience
PredictionPrediction- an educated guess about what - an educated guess about what will happen in the will happen in the futurefuture
ForeshadowForeshadow- clues/hints that - clues/hints that suggestsuggest what what will happen nextwill happen next
Rip’s SettingRip’s Setting
SettingSetting- the physical, - the physical, geographicalgeographical, and , and historical historical environmentenvironment in which the story in which the story takes place. Catskills Mountains, NYtakes place. Catskills Mountains, NY
Misty mountains, mysterious Misty mountains, mysterious forestforest, an old , an old fashion village, fashion village, distantdistant era era– Magical change in the Magical change in the herohero
Thomas Cole, “Home in the Woods” (1847Thomas Cole, “Home in the Woods” (1847
BackgroundBackground
Takes place just before the Revolutionary Takes place just before the Revolutionary War, which started in 1775 (before Irving War, which started in 1775 (before Irving was born)was born)
A made up manuscript by Diedrich A made up manuscript by Diedrich Knickerbocker, who studied the Knickerbocker, who studied the Dutch Dutch history of history of New YorkNew York
WashingtonWashington Irving is the author. He also Irving is the author. He also wrote the wrote the Legend of Sleepy HollowLegend of Sleepy Hollow
JournalJournal
Describe a time you needed to get away Describe a time you needed to get away from people and be by yourself. Where did from people and be by yourself. Where did you go and what did you think about while you go and what did you think about while you were alone? you were alone?
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