British Authors • Joseph Addison: o 1672-1719, English essayist, poet, and statesman. He was educated at Charterhouse, where he was a classmate of Richard Steele, and at Oxford, where he became a distinguished classical ... the sentimental novels of his day, The Elegant Enthusiast (1796) and Azemia (1797). • William Blake: o 1757-1827, English poet and artist, b. London. Although he exerted a great influence on English romanticism , Blake defies characterization by school, movement, or even period. At the same time no poet has been more sensitive or responsive to the realities of the hum...

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... her as "abnormal;" however, Shelley's persona differently because of the intelligence implemented into the novel. Shelley received astounding education in science, literature, and philosophy from her father (Discovering Authors 3). She used this knowledge to write breathtaking essays, diary entries, and novels at a young age, including Frankenstein. Published in 1818, Frankenstein follows Victor Frankenstein's triumph as he ... died on August 9, 1797, ten days after her birth due to several birthing complications. She left Shelley's father, William Godwin, to raise her and Fanny by himsel...

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... to the new world. Other writers like Phillip Freneau illustrated the new world and brought out the beauty of this new land. In the early eighteen-century authors like Emerson and Whitman used Romanticism and intuition to build up the idea of the American dream. The puritans were among the first Europeans to inhabit the northeast area and they also had an ... sail upon this voyage to gain honor or wealth (14:6). The Spanish dream in the new world was to kill, conquer and take the natives captives and make then slaves. Authors like Bartolome De Las Casas claims [All] the people that could...

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