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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