Thomas Jefferson
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
The Harlem Renaissance was an African American creative art movement in the 1920s. This included literary work, artwork, theater, and music.
Washington Irving was the the first American writer to gain international recognition as a literary figure who was born in New York City in 1783 . James Fenimore Cooper was the first American novelist who was born in 1789.
Romanticism originated in Europe, but eventually spread to the United States. Romanticism refers to a literary period in which writers were moving away from the Age of Reason and started adding more sensitivity to their writings. Two of the first American romantic writers were Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Transcendentalism was a philosophical and religious movement developed in the Eastern part of the United States. The followers of this movement believed that society corrupt the purity of the individual and it was essentially a reaction against rationalism and promoted the individualism.
The Enlightenment was the literary and philosophical movement in Europe that greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence. The idea of the consent of the governed, for example, was drawn from philosophers of the movement.
John Dalton was elected president of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society in 1817.
Romanticism is the movement that emphasized individuality in both art and politics, and influenced early American literature. Romanticism was not only a literary movement, but a broad artistic, social and philosophical movement. It encompassed the spirit of Europe in the latter half of the 18th century, and its influence is still felt today. The Romantic poet Lord Byron, for example, had a deep influence on philosophers like Nietzsche, whose philosophical writings in turn helped shape the beliefs of mainland Europeans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Important early American writers such as Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe were deeply influenced by Romanticism, and the Transcendentalist movement, which emerged around the mid 19th century, mirrors many of Romanticism's sympathies.
Romanticism is the movement that emphasized individuality in both art and politics, and influenced early American literature. Romanticism was not only a literary movement, but a broad artistic, social and philosophical movement. It encompassed the spirit of Europe in the latter half of the 18th century, and its influence is still felt today. The Romantic poet Lord Byron, for example, had a deep influence on philosophers like Nietzsche, whose philosophical writings in turn helped shape the beliefs of mainland Europeans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Important early American writers such as Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe were deeply influenced by Romanticism, and the Transcendentalist movement, which emerged around the mid 19th century, mirrors many of Romanticism's sympathies.
A philosophical movement and theory of literary criticism.
Transcendentalism was a philosophical and literary movement in the 19th century that emphasized individual intuition, spirituality, and the connection between humans and nature. Its key figures included Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, who believed in the inherent goodness of people and the importance of self-reliance and nonconformity.
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Jonathan Allen Lavery has written: 'Literary form, philosophical content' -- subject(s): History and criticism, Philosophical literature
Realism
These writers were influenced by the literary movement known as American Romanticism. This movement emphasized individualism and the importance of emotion and intuition over reason. Writers explored themes of nature, the supernatural, and inner emotions in their works.
Transcendentalism