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Introduction to American Romanticism
Romanticism: The MovementTime Frame: late 18th century - early 20th century
OriginsFirst appearance in Germany in 1770s (“Sturm und Drang”); England in 1790s; spread to America from 1820s onward
What Started It?A reaction against the Enlightenment or Age of Reason, especially emphasis on formal propriety, classical style, and decorum
What do you think of when you hear the word
“Romantic”?
Jot down as many things as possible.
Bullet points are fine. Go for at least 8-10 associations.
Romantic and romantic
➔ r: Emotion, imagination, symbolism, love
➔ R: INDIVIDUALITY - The Individual and relationship to society (Birth of “Self”)
➔ R: FEELING over FORM - experimentation and creativity in art and literature
➔ R: AWE, OPTIMISM, ESCAPISM - the uncharted frontier, opportunity, adventure
➔ R: NATURE as REFUGE - source of spirituality, Truth, wisdom, inspiration
““Do not go where the path
may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a
trail.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Romantics
◍ Poetso Henry Wadsworth Longfellowo Walt Whitmano Emily Dickinson
◍ Prose Writerso Ralph Waldo Emersono Henry David Thoreauo Herman Melville
◍ Artistso Thomas Coleo Asher B. Durando Alfred Bierstadt
TRANSCENDENTALISM
Valued intuition, insight, inspiration, experience,
personal discovery, social reform, and universal truth
THOMAS COLE, “The Falls of Kaaterskill” (1826)
THOMAS COLE, “The Oxbow (View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, after a Thunderstorm)” (1836)
ASHER DURAND, “Kindred Spirits” (1848)
ALFRED BIERSTADT, “Emigrants Crossing the Plains” (1867)
ALFRED BIERSTADT, “Looking up the Yosemite Valley” (1865-67)
CHAIN REACTION
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Romanticism
Time Frame?
MVPs? Reaction to?
Likes Dislikes Transcen-dentalism?
LET’S REVIEW
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