Romanticism
In the nineteenth century, the foundation of American literature had a profound change. This was called from Reason to Romance or Romanticism. With many contributions of famous writers such as Irving, Cooper, Bryant, and Poe composed the stories and poems which all of them had a great value in the American literature. What is the Romanticism and how dies it effect to the American literature? By taking some compositions from these writers, there will be good answers for those questions.According to some information in English books, the critics said the name Romantic can be misleading because the Romantics do not necessarily write about the love. The Romanticism can be viewed as an artistic movement, or state of mind, or both. This movement seemed to be reaction against the dominant attitudes and approaches of the eighteenth century. Unlike the eighteenth century, writers who interest in reaction, logic, and scientific observation, the Romantics stressed the examination of inner feelings, emotions and the use of imagination. This seemed to be the first element in Romanticism. It appeals to emotion rather than reason. Also, the Romanticism explores the mysteries of nature and supernatural. It reflects inte
Therefore, Irving succeeded in creating folktale story that is Romantic. How about the poems? Talking about the poems, the reader can recognize the poems of Edgar Allan Poe are romantic. He was born in 1809 and during his life; he lived in deep of sorrow and disappointment. "The Raven" is one of his poems that decides his soul clearly, and explains why he thought the significant of his life, has died. He tried to read the book to forget the sadness, and thought that she was still here. The mysterious bird he calls the Raven wakes his mind up and he realizes that his wife is truly gone. Analyzing Poe's poem, the reader will see how he put all elements of Romanticism in the poem The Raven. The first thing that it relates to the nature. He describes the scene of the poem, which was in the break of December. The darkness and quiet are around his house with the cold of winter. The Raven, a black bird came suddenly with the mystery. The other element that can be in his poem is unusual of the raven. The Raven used to talk and repeat just one word "Nevermore," but because of that word, it helped Poe recognizes the death of his special wife. Poe describes his soul through the poem with the deep of sorrow and sadness. This can be proved for the first element of Romanticism that appealed to emotion rather than reason. Generally, with two examples above that proves and explains Romanticism. Also with the composition of those writers who helped to Amer
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