Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American writer who today is considered one of the most extraordinary fiction authors in the history of American Literature. Hawthorne was born in Salem Massachusetts on July 4, 1804 to a notable family with ancestors that had been some of the first Puritan settlers in ... period as well as the historical period of his ancestors. Born in 1804, Hawthorne lived right through the peak of Romanticism, a literary period that derived from the European enlightenment and focused on themes such as nature, the supernatural, human psychology, and heroism ("Romanticism"). Hawt...

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... this time include Thomas Paine, who wrote THE CRISIS, NO.1; Patrick Henry, author of SPEECH TO THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION; and Thomas Jefferson, writer of THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. The AMERICAN ROMANTICISM PERIOD existed from 1783-1886. The romantic sensibility was hard to define because it was a movement that went beyond national, chronological, and artistic boundaries. It had a strong influence on literature ... . Throughout the course of the year I have learned about many different styles of writing, and I have seen the changes in each style as I have read the various works of the...

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