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the Romantic Period (18th C—the Civil War) (1783—1865) What is Romanticism ? As an approach in literary creation, romanticism is ever present in literature of all times. But as a literary trend or movement, it occurred and developed in Europe and America at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries under the historical background of the Industrial Revolution around 1760 and the French Revolution (1789-1799). Romanticism A movement in the literature of virtually every country of Europe, the United States, and Latin America that lasted from about 1750 to about 1870, It was characterized by reliance on the imagination and subjectivity, freedom of thought and expression, and an idealization of nature. A General View on American romanticism Background--rapid development in America (1) Background– foreign influences (2)Romantic movement in Europe Romanticism (1783-1865) Romanticism Washington Irving(1783-1859) The father of the American short story. The first American author to achieve international renown. Rip Van Winkle Interpretations of Rip Van Winkle 1. A New Critical Approach 2. A Feminist Approach 3. A Comparative Approach Where does the story happen? In a quiet ,ancient , beautiful village “Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their bold outlines on the clear evening sky; but, sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory.” 20 years past …… something changed? George the third -----Washington General A great tree--- A tall naked pole An inn----A large rickety (shaky) wooden building Drowsy ,peaceful-------Busy ,b