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    Values in Early American Literature "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚" says the Declaration of Independence. This phrase encompasses three major values shown throughout early American literature. The strong belief in religion‚ freedom‚ and a strong will for a better life. Each piece had one or more of these themes

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    Emergence of Romanticism

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    The Industrial Revolution and the Emergence of Romanticism The Industrial Revolution was a period of time during the 18th century originating in Europe that resulted in major socio-economic and cultural changes around the world. These changes in part gave rise to the English Romantic spirit‚ especially in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s economic system of manual labor shifted toward a system of machine manufacturing‚ resulting in the formation of factories and‚ therefore‚ modern cities

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    Romanticism and Delacroix

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    Eugene Delacroix’s Contributions to Romanticism Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix was a French artist‚ best known for his significant contributions to the Romantic Movement during the early 1800s. Throughout his career as an artist‚ Delacroix has produced over 9‚000 art works. As such the thesis for this paper will focus on acknowledging Eugene Delacroix’s influence and contributions to Romanticism. Delacroix was born in Charenton-St.Maurice‚ near Paris on April 1798. His father‚ Charles

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    Romanticism: Coleridge

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    ‘More than anything else‚ Romanticism is a celebration of Self; and‚ to the Romantic composer‚ it was the expression of a personal experience that links one human being to another and all human beings to the larger truth.’ A multitude of modes and doctrines encapsulated the Romantic revolt‚ the basis of which lie within such tenets as imagination‚ individualism and idealism. This paved the way for Romantic composers such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth to convey an appreciation

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    intelligent‚ creative‚ and involved lives.” Literature has impacted the world greatly. From the time of the Enlightenment to modern times‚ literature was (and still is) one of the most prominent forms of media. With the changing expectations throughout history‚ literature has been impacted by the majority of its readers: the youth. Likewise‚ the youth has been affected by literature’s everlasting and significant words and meanings. The American youth and literature have shaped each other throughout history

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    Realism vs. Romanticism

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    Realism and romanticism have been writing styles that have been going on for centuries. Realism sprouted from romanticism around the late 1800s when people grew tired relating to the romanticisms “fairy tale” nature. People wanted a fake character going through many things they did on a daily basis. Edna and Hester represent each of these. Hester represents romanticism while Edna represents realism. Both of the characters are women in later times that go through the hardships close to their era.

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    Throughout the Romanticism era‚ authors often looked to nature as an ideal for humanity. Famous Romantic author Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein centers on Victor Frankenstein bringing a creature into the natural realm of the living. Another famous author‚ William Wordsworth‚ wrote the poem “The World is Too Much with Us; Late and Soon‚” to reveal a personal perspective on the evolving relationship between mankind and nature. Shelley’s novel Frankenstein and Wordsworth’s poem "The World"

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    Romanticism is known as a movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that distinguished literature‚ art‚ politics‚ and philosophy from the previous period‚ before the Industrial Revolution. The term is complicated to clearly define beyond the basic sense‚ but by analyzing the characteristics of the movement and what scholars conclude about it‚ a definition can be offered. Characteristics and themes that are consistently seen in the literature of the suggested period include: individualism

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    means that a state has no business telling a man‚ sitting alone in his house‚ what books he may read or what films he may watch.” Thurgood Marshall MCCARTHYISM‚ THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND AMERICAN LITERATURE: ARTHUR MILLER - A CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION Over time we have watched the method of literary expression evolve from a traditional manner using predictable formats and ideas to a more modern and creative flow of opinions‚ morals and feelings. Through this transition and growth in the literary movement

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    Shemekia Dennis SPA 3335 Dr. Brookshaw 27 February‚ 2011 Romanticism in El Matadero Esteban Echeverría‚ who spent five years in Paris before returning to Buenos Aires in 1830 when he became a political agitator against the tyrant Juan Manuel de Rosas‚ is credited with bringing romanticism to Spanish America. As a poet‚ he is remember for his narrative ballad La cautiva‚ the story of a white girl’s escape from enslavemente by nomadic Indians. Echeverría inaugurated the theme of the pampas as

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