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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ROMANTICS 1800-1860

Anna and Tyler

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Independence
  • Moral Clarity
  • Healthful Living
  • A flight from something & to something
  • A place to get away from the corruption of civilization
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INFLUENCES

  • Westward Expansion
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FAMOUS AUTHORS

  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Emily Dickinson
  • Washington Irving

FAMOUS WORKS

  • Rip Van Winkle

In what ways did American authors prove to Europeans that they could create their own form of literature?

How did readers respond to romantic novels? How was it an escape from reality and civilization?