1. American Sense of Self Reflected in Literary Movements
... Isaiah (p.51) "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee." Such biblical passages brought her comfort and hope on her miserable journey. It can be argued whether or not those were her actual thoughts at the moment, or if she ... more important. Americans gained a new respect for Indians, seeing them as "holders of wisdom." Most of the literature from the romantic period is fiction. Washington Irving was the first romantic writer out of New England. He wrote Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Rip Van Winkle...
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