Title: 
Headings: Unit #2: Romanticism, Transcendentalism, & Gothic Literature
Literature

America
 
Grows
 
as
 
a
 
Nation

Origins
 
of
 
Romanticism

What
  
is
 
Romanticism?

Romanticism
 
vs.
 
Puritanism
 
&
 
Age
 
of
 
Reason

Romanticism

Intuition

Idealism

Inspiration
 
(Religion)

Individuality

Romantic
 
Escapism

Natural
 
Settings

Settings
 
in
 
the
 
past

Settings
 
in
 
Legends
 
or
 
Folklore

Romantic
 
Literature:
 
Poetry

James
 
Fenimore
Cooper

The
 
new
 
American
 
Romantic
 
Hero
 
vs.
 
The
 
“Hero”
 
of
 
Age
 
of
 
Reason

Characteristics
 
of
 
the
 
American
 
Romantic
 
Hero

The
 
First
 
American
 
Hero
 
in
 
Literature

Natty
 
Bumppo

Romantic
 
Writers

New
 
England
 
Romantics
 
(known
 
as
 
“The
 
Fireside
 
Poets”)


Content: A
 
person’s
 
thoughts
 
or
 
ideas
 
have
 
a
 
crucial
 
role
 
in
 
making
 
the
 
world
 
the
 
way
 
it
 
is. Inspiration
 
(Religion)

 
The
 
Romantics
 
found
 
inspiration
 
through
 
the
 
natural
 
world. Estranged
 
from
 
traditional
 
religious
 
beliefs,
 
the
 
romantics
 
looked
 
upon
 
nature
 
as
 
the
 
dwelling
 
place
 
of
 
God. God
 
and
 
the
 
natural
 
universe
 
were
 
considered
 
to
 
be
 
one
 
and
 
the
same. They
perceived
 
nature
 
as
 
a
 
metaphor
 
for
 
the
 
sublime
 
power
 
and
 
mystery
 
of
 
forces
 
that
 
inspire
 
solace
 
and
 
self-discovery. Individuality

 
Romantics
 
strongly
 
believed
 
in
 
personal
 
freedom,
 
democratic
 
ideals,
 
and
 
the
 
importance
 
of
 
the
 
rights
 
of
 
each
 
individual. Romantic
 
literature
 
celebrated
 
and
 
explored
 
the
 
inward
 
experiences
 
of
 
the
 
individual. Romantic
 
Escapism

 
The
 
Romantics
 
sought
 
an
 
escape
 
from
 
every
 
day
 
problems
 
that
 
they
 
faced
 
in
 
the
 
modern
 
world. They
 
wanted
 
to
 
rise
 
above
 
“dull
 
realities”
 
to
 
a
 
realm
 
of
 
higher
 
truth. Therefore,
 
the
 
setting
 
was
 
a
 
very
 
important
 
element
 
of
 
their
 
literature.