1. American LiteratureMid-Term Exam Part 2: American Romanticism andVictorian Mourning Customs 2. Instructions This PowerPoint presentation includes Pictures…

Slide 1American Romanticism 1800-1860 Slide 2 Objectives Understand the historical and social forces that shaped American Romanticism Interpret the way historical context…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, as Puritanism was on the wane in the region. However, Puritans still dominated Salem itself. Puritans were a grouping…

Slide 1 Romantic View of Nature Slide 2 Romantic Encounters with Nature Personification of Nature Identification with Personified Nature Elevation of Persona’s Spirit—Rebirth:…

American Romanticism 1800-1860 American Romanticism 1800-1860 American Renaissance A Literary Coming of Age 1840-1860 1 Breakdown of American Romanticism Keep in mind that…

ROMANTICISM Start-Up What do you think of when you hear the word âromanticâ? Have you ever heard of the term Romanticism used to describe a style of literature? What sort…

Romanticism Romanticism Romanticism A literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual at the very center of all life and all experience. Began in 18th…

American Romanticism American Romanticism 1800-1860 Bell-ringer #1 What comes to your mind when you hear the word âromanticâ? Stories Covered Transcendentalism: âSelf…

American Romanticism 1800-1860 American Romanticism 1800-1860 American Renaissance A Literary Coming of Age 1840-1860 1 Breakdown of American Romanticism Keep in mind that…

Who were the Fireside/Schoolhouse poets? What distinguished their work from other American romantics? How did their work reflect romanticism? Who were key figures in this…