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Chapter 2 American Romanticism Contents I Romanticism in Literature II American Romanticism 1, the period 2, the background 3, its features 4, the representatives 5, Washington Irving Fennimore Cooper Romanticism in Literature Romanticism, the term itself was coined in the 1840s, in England, but the movement had been around since the late 18th century, primarily in Literature and Arts. In England, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats and Byron typified Romanticism. In France, the movement was led by men like Victor Hugo, who wrote the Hunchback of Notre Dame. 《巴黎圣母院》 Although it knew no national boundaries, Romanticism was especially prevalent in Germany, spearheaded by artists like Goethe and thinkers such as Hegel. Romanticism in Literature Characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. Characteristics of Romanticism (1) A rebellion against the objectivity of rationalism (2) the feelings, the intuitions and emotions were more important than reason and common sense; (3) stressed the relationship between man and nature; (4)emphasized individualism, placing the individual against authority; 5)cherished strong interest in the past, especially the medieval; (6) attracted by the wild, the irregular, the indefinite, the remote, the mysterious, and the strange (7)they were interested in variety: mystery, romance, adventure Related terms Gothic tradition; Historical novel; Civil War; Edgar Allan Poe was an important reinterpreter of Gothic fiction. The Fall of the House of Usher ; American Romanticism 1 the period: The end of 18th century through the outbreak of the Civil War; Burgeoning in industrialism, economic boom after independence; Rise of the level of education and