IV. American Literature and Arts. A. An American Culture Develops 1.American themes were developed by writers such as Washington Irving and James Fennimore.

IV. American Literature IV. American Literature and Artsand Arts

A. An American Culture DevelopsA. An American Culture Develops1.1. American themes were American themes were

developed by writers such as developed by writers such as Washington Irving and James Washington Irving and James Fennimore CooperFennimore Cooper

2.2. TranscendentalismTranscendentalism stressed stressed nature over material wealth; nature over material wealth; emotion over reasonemotion over reason

3.3. Led by Led by Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson, , transcendentalists stressed the transcendentalists stressed the importance of each individual importance of each individual ((individualismindividualism))

A. An American Culture DevelopsA. An American Culture Develops1.1. American themes were American themes were

developed by writers such as developed by writers such as Washington Irving and James Washington Irving and James Fennimore CooperFennimore Cooper

2.2. TranscendentalismTranscendentalism stressed stressed nature over material wealth; nature over material wealth; emotion over reasonemotion over reason

3.3. Led by Led by Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson, , transcendentalists stressed the transcendentalists stressed the importance of each individual importance of each individual ((individualismindividualism))

4.4. Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau encouraged people to live encouraged people to live simply and simply and civil disobediencecivil disobedience

B. Flowering of American LiteratureB. Flowering of American Literature

Herman Melville- Herman Melville- Moby Moby DickDick

Nathaniel Hawthorne- Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter

Louisa May Alcott- Louisa May Alcott- Little WomenLittle Women

Poets such as Walt Poets such as Walt Whitman and Henry Whitman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Wadsworth Longfellow wrote of American wrote of American themes and historythemes and history

C. Art and MusicC. Art and Music

The The Hudson River SchoolHudson River School focused on painting focused on painting landscapes and natural sceneslandscapes and natural scenes

C. Art and MusicC. Art and Music

George Caleb BinghamGeorge Caleb Bingham became famous for his became famous for his paintings depicting everyday lifepaintings depicting everyday life