Authors Birth and Death Dates
When was Washington Irving's B&D
1783-1859
Who wrote The Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven, and The Purloined Letter?
Edgar Allen Poe
How long did the Romantic Period last?
1830-1870 (40 years)
What is aristocracy?
Highest class of society; titles and offices
Who did Poe marry?
His cousin, Virginia Clemm Poe. (She was 13.)
When was Edgar Allan Poe's B&D
1809-1849
Who wrote the Leatherstocking Tales?
James Fenimore Cooper
Where was religion in the Romantic Period (what was it focused on)?
Natural world is equal to God. The idea that God is the first cause and he created nature.
What is egalitarianism?
Believing in the principle that are men are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. (Only white men)
stopped school at 16 to study law?
Washington Irving
When was William Cullen Bryant's B&D
1793-1878
Who wrote To cole, the painter, departing for Europe; To the Waterfowl, and Thanatopsis.
William Cullen Bryant
What is the Romantic Period known for?
Population boost, politics/economy as driving forces, industrial boom, increase in education and literacy, role of religion and God.
What is manifest destiny?
The 19th century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continent was both justified and inevitable.
Who was expelled from yale for being a "prankster" at 14?
James Fenimore Cooper
When was James Fenimore Cooper's B&D
1789-1851
Who wrote "The Devil and Tom Walker", Rip Van Winkle, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Washington Irving
Tabloid style paper sold for a penny to generate reader interests (everyone could afford).
What is an anthropomorphic god?
A god that has human characteristics, has life, has a personality. A spiritual presence.
Who wrote on political reform? (ex. abolish slavery and wrote for thomas jefferson to resign)
William Cullen Bryant
Who lived the longest? Who lived the shortest? (1000 points for both)
Longest- William Cullen Bryant
Shortest- Poe
What were the 5 Leatherstocking Tales?
The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Pathfinder, and The Deer Slayer.
Name the 5 characteristics of the Romantic Period
1. Seeking the common man as hero
2. Strong senses, emotions, and feelings
3. Nature as a source of spirituality
4. Individuality
5. Imagination and Escapism.
What is pantheism?
A doctrine which identifies God with the universe or regards the universe as a manifestation of God. Belief that God is in the nature. Finding God in the natural world through nature.
Which author had a rough upbringing and often reflects this within his writing?
Edgar Allan Poe