American romanticism

• What movement did American Romanticism originate from?

  European Romanticism in the late 1700s.
• What are the central themes of American Romanticism?

  Emphasis on nature and the individual.
• How did Romanticism react to the Age of Reason?

  It rebelled against strict rationalism and celebrated emotion and creativity.
• What types of writing did romantic writers explore?


  New forms of writing focusing on nature and individual experiences.
• Which era did American Romanticism eventually transition into?

  Realism in the late 1800s.
• Name three influential figures of American Romanticism.

  George Holmes Howison, John Singleton Copley, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.