Joanne's+Romanticism+page

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=Romanticism=

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An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and 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.======

=American Romanticism=



=Edgar Allan Poe=



1809-1849 (Strange, little genius with a thing for dead beautiful women)

* died under mysterious circumstances

 * Masque of the Red Death, The Raven**

=Ralph Waldo Emerson=



1803-1882 (the intellectual leader of the Transcendentalists)

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 * born in Boston * ough childhood, father dies, single mom with 5 boys * enters HARVARD at age 14 * teacher * became a minister * left the ministry because of DOUBTS about religion *1836 forms the Transcendental Club * publishes Self Reliance in 1841. An essay which out lines the importance of the individual======


 * Self Reliance**

=Henry David Thoreau= = =



1817-1862 (stduent of Emerson, guy who lived in woods)

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 * born in Concord, Massachusetts * graduated from Harvard at age 20 * taught * non-comformist. Refused to follow dress code, refused to punish a student, refused to pay taxes * social activist: anti slavery, anti war * lived at Walden Pond in a simple cabin... tried to free himself of materialism======


 * Walden, Civil Disobedience**

=Walt Whitman=



1819-1892 (lived a long time)

* born in New York (Long Island), died in Camden, NJ * many jobs : office boy, typesetter, printer, teacher, carpenter, newspaper, Editor, journalist, nurse, government clerk

 * Leaves of Grass**

* i no doubt deserved my enemies, but i dont' believe i deserved my friends
=Nathaniel Hawthorne=



1804-1864

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 * born in Salem, Massachusetts * father died young * mother hid herself away * graduated from Bowdoin College * had Puritan ancestors * never made much money * didn't like the Transcendentalists * good friend of Herman Melville======


 * Dr.Heidegger's Experiment, The Scarlet Letter**

* a bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part
=Washington Irving=



1783-1859

* there is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power
=**Welcome to my Romanticism Page! DIRECTIONS:**=

1. Fill the page with information, pictures, quotes about Romanticism.

2. Here is suggested list of topics to google:RIGHT CLICK ON THE GOOGLE ICON AND CHOOSE OPEN A NEW PAGE** American Romanticism, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Transcendentalism, Walden, Washington Irving

3. Your page must have three of the following:

3 relevant pictures

3 quotes from stories we read in class (you can look in the book, or type titles on good and the stories often come up...then you can cut and paste a favorite sentence)

3 facts about any of the Romanticism authors

3 facts about Romanticism (from your notes, the book, or a website)

4. To get started, click EDIT THIS PAGE on the top of this page. The page will then be a document for you to type. Google is in the navigation bar, so that you can quickly access google. Remember to RIGHT CLICK on google link and "open a new page" Also, remember to SAVE (top right) every time you change something. Go below this line and start us off!

AMERICAN ROMANTICISM!