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The Romantic Period (40) the end of the 18th century—the outbreak of the civil war Historical Background A rising America fast burgeoning into a political, economic cultural independence; a nation bursting into new life(40) Politics Ideals: democracy political equality Rdical changes in political life Parties began to squabble scramble for power, a new system was in the making Economy Economic boom, optimism: the spread of industrialization the sudden influx of immigration the pioneers pushing the frontier further west Foreign influences The Romantic movement in England Europe: Scott, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Burns…(40, 41) Distinct Features a real new experience the spirit of the place(41) Distinct Features The American national experience of pioneering into the west— a rich fund of material, an incomparably superior source of inspiration Distinct Features Cultural heritage: American Puritanism moralize, edify more than entertain, particularly careful in approaching sex love (42) Distinct Features The newness of the Americans as a nation(42) Their ideals of individualism political equality, and their dream that America was to be a new Garden of Eden(43) American Romanticism: imitative independent Themes: home, family, children, nature, idealized love; westward expansion, democracy, equality Technique: traditional meters stanza forms Language: British English Metaphors: sometimes stereotyped Symbolism: explicit superficial (43) Washington Irving华盛顿?欧文 (1783-1859) The first American writer of imaginative literature to gain international fame Father of American literature (45) Washington Irving:The Sketch Book (Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) Romantic: the Gothic, the supernatural, the longing for the good old days Marked the beginning of American Romanticism (45) Washington Irving:The Sketch Book (Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) Romantic: the Gothic, the supernatural, the longing for the good old days Marke