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Pargraph: What is American Romanticsism?

       American Romanticism refers to a set of principles that belong to a period of cultural history often marked by experimentations, shifting values, and radical new social roles. American Romanticism is a movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that marked the reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the neoclassicism and formal orthodoxy of the preceding period Romanticism has very little to do with things popularly thought of as "romantic," although love may occasionally be the subject of Romantic art. Rather, it is an international artistic and philosophical movement that redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures thought about themselves and about their world. Quote: “It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.” - Henry Wadsworth
     

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"... She lived with no other thought to be loved, and loved by me."
          - Edgar Allan Poe
This is stating that the maiden wanted to be loved by Poe and no other so much that she thought of it frequently.

Citation - http://www.online-literature.com/poe/576/

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"I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you."
     - Elizabeth Browning

Paraphrase - Elizabeth is simply staing that when she is with the one she loves she loves the way it makes her feel, the way it lifts her.

Citation -  http://www.1-love-quotes.com/quote/981811

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                                             Age of Romanticism Timeline

1798: Lyrical Ballads is brought out by Coleridge and Taylor.

1800: The year marks the inception of the composer, Ludwig von Beethoven’s creative work with the eminent piece, Eroica. Showcasing the ideology of the period, Chopin writes Nocturnes and Polonaises.

1802: Christianity is welcomed by Romanticism.

1803: Some of J.M.W. Turner’s prominent works in the form of Calais and Pier are displayed.

1807: Thomas Moore makes Irish Melodies public.

1808: The year denotes the excavation of Pompeii reflecting keenness in the classical civilization.

1812: The entry of the Romantic hero takes place through the publication of Lord Byron entitled Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.

1813: The Waltz gains acknowledgement in the ballrooms of London. One of the most worthy works of Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice is published.

1814: Sir Walter Scott brings out Waverly.

1815: Catholicism attains acceptance and Gothic architecture becomes pronounced in cathedrals. One of the finest comic operas, II Barbiere Siviglia is created by Rossini.

1817: Rekindling interest in literary works, William Hazlitt publishes Characteristics of Shakespeare’s Play.

1818: Shakespeare’s work is made public after censoring.

1820: Percy Bysshe Shelley portrays the hardships faced by the common man in the social set up through his work, Prometheus Unbound.

1821: The success of the Greek revolution motivates Eugene Delacroix to illustrate the underlying spirit of the era through his artistic talent.

1822: Schubert commences work on the Unfinished Symphony in Austria.

1826: Mendelssohn demonstrates his literary potential through the novel entitled, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, while Goethe highlights the emotion of romance through his novel, The Sorrows of the Young Werther.

1830: Stendhal brings out his work, The Red and the Black.

1831: The Hunchback of Notre Dame is published by Victor Hugo and Mary Wollestonecraft Shelley brings out Frankenstein. In the field of visual art, Malford Wiliam Turner creates numerous paintings depicting the natural environment.

In this timeline it explains the event that took place during the Romanticism time period. These events started during the late 1700's and is still going on to this very day.

Citation - http://www.historyking.com/art-history/romanticism-art/Age-Of-Romanticism-Timeline.html

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                    - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth was one of many renowned American Romanticism authors. She specifcally writes on romance and love.

Citation - http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152

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"In my beginning is my end. ..In my end is my beginning."--from Four Quartets, "East Coker

                          - T.S. Eliot

Paraphrase - This Quote is simply stating that for T.S. Eliot when something bad has ended then it's only the begining of something else that is better, or more desirable .

Citation - http://www.online-literature.com/ts-eliot/

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"Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine ownself be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell: my blessing season this in thee!"
--Lord Polonius, Hamlet Act I, Scene 3.  - Shakespeare

Paraphrase - He's stateing that when you loan something you often don't get back what was once loaned .

Citation - http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/

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01/01/1798	Lyrical  Ballads	William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge published a collection of poems called "Lyrical Ballads". It was the beginning of the Romantic Era. Romanticism also coincided with the French, American, and Industrial Revolutions. "Lyrical Ballads" included Coleridge's, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".
	05/18/1804	Napoleon Bonaparte's Corantation	Napoleon becomes French emperor, ending the French Revolution.
	01/01/1807	Britain declares slave trade illegal
	01/28/1813	Pride and Prejudice	Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
	03/11/1818	Frankenstein	Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein; it includes inserts of poems from her husband Percy Shelley. It consisted of Romantic and Gothic era ideals, and is often considered one of the first science fiction novels.
	01/01/1820	Prometheus Unbound	Percy Bysshe Shelley publishes the closet play, Prometheus Unbound. A closet play is a play that is not meant to be performed, however Prometheus Unbound still has characteristics of a performable play. The play is a romantic type of work because it depends on the reader's imagination.
	01/01/1830	First Railroad	Designed by Peter Cooper, the Tom Thumb was the first American-built train.
	01/14/1831	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Victor Hugo published the Romantic novel, and he also wrote Les Miserables. Hugo incorporates the gothic era into his work, a common trait of romanticism.
	02/23/1848	French Revolution of 1848	Realism begins after the Revolution. The Realist movement offers and alternative to the Romantic movement.
	01/01/1850	The Prelude	William Wordsworth's The Prelude was published three months after his death.  Wordsworth's most famous work, The Prelude is said to be the "crowning acheivement of English romanticism".
	01/01/1850	The Scarlet Letter	Written by Nathanial Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter is an example of American Romanticism. It deals with religion and politics.
	05/15/1855	Exposition Universelle	A world fair in Paris where impressionist art became popularized. This marks the beginning of the end of Romanticism. Impressionism and modernism begin to replace Romanticism.
	11/24/1859	On the Origin of Species	Darwin publishes the On the Origin of Species, which focuses on the biological and scientific part of nature. It opposes the Romantic movement to some degree.

Quote, Paraphrase, and Citation #1

"Things are said to be named 'equivocally' when, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. Thus, a real man and a figure in a picture can both lay claim to the name 'animal'; yet these are equivocally so named, for, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. For should any one define in what sense each is an animal, his definition in the one case will be appropriate to that case only."  -Aristotle

Paraphrase - It's saying there are many of the same words but they have very different meanings.

Citation - http://www.online-literature.com/aristotle/

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                                   http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rgrosser/19calit.htm

                              This is a picture of Washington Irving. He was America's first genuine man of letters.

Preliminary links and descriptions .

1. http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng372/intro-h4.htm

This link describes what American Romanticism is. C. Hugh Holman and William Harmon created the site, it is very useful in helping me to understand and comprehind what it is.

2. http://www.online-literature.com/periods/romanticism.php

This link lists some of the major writers from the American Romanticism. The creater of this site is "The Literature Network", it shows the authors from that time era.

3. http://classiclit.about.com/od/britishromantics/a/aa_britromantic.htm

This link explains where American Romanticism began. the creator of this site is Esther Lombardi, this will help me to understand the people that first started this type of Romanticism.

4. http://www.distancelearningassociates.com/eng2327/bc-romanticism.html

This link shares information by approching the subject in different ways. this article was created by Dr. Geoffrey A. Grimes, it will also give me an inside to the different views of the topic.

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Questions

I want to know where and how it began and where it originated from. My overarching essential question is, "What is American romanticism?" My other questions pertaining to this topic are: 1. What literary novels were published during the romantic era? 2. What arthurs were considered romantic? 3. What Promted this style of writing? 4. How was literature defined during this time era?

What I already know about my topic .

What I know is that romance is a symbol of love. It's a way to be creative with your feelings.

The story behind my topic choice .

When I was in first grade my sister, dad, dads girlfriend and myself went to the mountains for a little vacation. While we were there my dad took us to a nice and fancy restaurant where he then proposed to my step mom. I chose this topic because ever since that magical night I have always been interested in romance it how it first originated.