Romantic Writers
The first American work widely read on both sides of the Atlantic.
What is "The Sketch Book" by Washington Irving?
The beginning of the Romantic period was fueled by this through a growing economy, an expanding territory and population and technological advances.
What is national optimism?
Considered a revolt against previous literary values.
What is romanticism?
This is the time period that makes up what is considered the Romanticism literary period.
What is 1820-1865?
This author wrote the classic tale "Rip Van Winkle."
Who is Washington Irving?
Lack of international copyright law and low expectations of American readers caused this issue undermining national optimism.
What is cultural provincialism?
This element of romanticism regards the individual as superior to the masses.
What is individualism?
This author wrote a book that became the forerunner of evolution's assault on the Bible.
What is Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species?"
This author wrote the story "The Deerslayer."
Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
A national tension that undermined optimism due to regional differences causing division.
What is sectionalism?
This element of romanticism is considered to be of primary importance to literary creation.
What is imagination?
According to the Romantics, God is only understandable in this way.
What is through nature?
This author wrote the famous poem "Evangeline" about the Acadian Deportation from Nova Scotia.
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
These three movements caused a rebellion against orthodoxy that relied more on human reason than on the divine Word of God.
What are Deism, Transcendentalism and Unitarianism?
This element served romantic writers as both the means of knowing truth and as a literal subject matter.
What is nature?
The Romantics viewed the individual and society in this way.
What is the individual is superior to the masses?
This author wrote the famous poem "O Captain! My Captain!"
Who is Walt Whitman?
This major event in U.S. history shattered the optimistic faith of the Romantic era, causing many to re-evaulate their beliefs.
What is the American Civil War?
This element uses far off places and times.
What is the distant?
These two genres became popular during the Romantic period.
What are the short story and the novel?