ROMANTICISM 1830-1865-WALT WHITMAN

ROMANTICISM

• Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement
• Originated in Europe
• More interest in nature, emotion, and imagination
• Rebelled against social rules
• Took place between 1830 and 1865

WALT WHITMAN

• Born in NY, 1819
• Died in 1892
• Was a humanist
• Became on of the most influential poets
• Later named "Father of Free Verse

WHITMAN'S EARLY LIFE/CAREER

• Born to a Quaker family
• Worked for a printer, was an editor
• After that, it was hard to find work
• He worked for several newspapers.
• Wrote "Leaves of Grass"

CONNECTION TO LITERATURE

• Helped contributed to the romanticism movement through poetry
• Was a popular poet in the 1800's

WORKS CITED

• "Walt Whitman ." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. .
• "Walt Whitman Biography." Biography.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. .