... America had found physical independence, there was a shift in the style of writing. During this period feelings and imagination were upheld over reason and fact and literature had emerged. This was called the period of Romanticism. Romanticism showed life as people might have imagined it or how people thought it should have been. Many writers of this period urged people to bring forth ... the spirit of the individual, or to take interest in the unknown. There are many writers who used Romanticism in their writing to shift away from classic style of literature. An example of someone who ...

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... "Masque of the Red Death-, "The Devil and Tom Walker-, "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls-, "A Psalm of Life-, "Self-Reliance-, "Civil Disobedience- and Walden demonstrate this influence. Both Romanticism and Transcendentalism involve idealism; worth of the individual and democracy are alike in their correspondence; love of nature is consonantly observable; interest in the past and exotic antagonistically relates to ... the tide rises, the tide falls."" Although the traveler's death can be inferred, the tide continues to rise and fall, representing the cycle of life. Thus Romanticism encompa...

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... Modern Art Romanticism was more then just an art form it was a way of life, a way of thinking, and above all a way of seeing everyday life. The Romantic era began in art around ... especially explains "Great Courage! Against Corpses!" This is a painting that depicts the French and Spanish War. It is considered inflammatory because neither is depicted as heroic. Yet another founder of Romanticism is Eugene Delacroix. He too was a political painter. He used his talents to express his political beliefs. The first painting that he put forth was infact painted to catch attention ... nature...

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... Henry James, and Robert Frost. Emerson's essays are a series of loosely related impressions, maxims, proverbs, and parables. He has been described as belonging to the tradition of "wisdom literature" that includes Confucius, Marcus Aurelius, Michel de Montaigne, and Francis Bacon, among others. Despite personal hardships, Emerson developed a moral philosophy based on optimism and individualism. In "Self-Reliance ... career as a writer and lecturer. The sources of Emerson's thought have been found in many intellectual movements "Platonism, Neoplatonism, Puritanism, Renaissance poetry, my...

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