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Initial Romantics

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Initial Romantics

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  1. Initial Romantics Who are they and how did their work reflect romanticism?

  2. Who were the Initial Romantics? http://www.1776mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/william-cullen-bryant.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/James_Fenimore_Cooper_by_Jarvis.jpg/250px-James_Fenimore_Cooper_by_Jarvis.jpg William Cullen Bryant James Fenimore Cooper Washington Irving http://www.teachersparadise.com/ency/en/media/4/4d/washington_irving.jpg

  3. Washington Irving • He was born in NYC on April 3, 1783 and died November 28, 1839 • He was influenced by English writers like Joseph Addison, Oliver Goldsmith, and Sir Walter Scott. • He was the first American writer to earn International reputation for his work. • He was best known for his short stories: • Rip Van Winkle • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (The Sketch Book)

  4. Washington’s Books

  5. James Fenimore Cooper • He was born in Burlington, NJ on September 15, 1789 and died on September 14, 1851 • He was one of the first Americans to have a wide ranged international audience. • Best known for his Leatherstocking Tales • Many of the elements from his novels have been used to develop Today’s Western films

  6. Leatherstocking Tales http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PB-O1yT5EYg/ScWXRtIEI9I/AAAAAAAAhlY/tL-_-4Twygg/s400/01_deerslayer_wyeth_cover.jpg http://www.whimzical.com/Art/Wyeth/Deerslayer/Ordeal.jpg

  7. William Cullen Bryant • He was born in Cummington, Massachusetts on November 3, 1794 and he died June 12 1878. • He was a journalist, literary critic and public speaker, but more importantly he was the first significant poet in the 19th century. • When he was a newspaper editor he spoke out against slavery and political corruption • He used his “gift” of writing to showcase his intense love of nature during the romantic period.

  8. In 1815 he became a lawyer in Massachusetts. • In 1825 he went from law to literature and left New England for NYC, • He edited the New York Evening Post for 50 years and made it one of the most noteworthy liberal newspapers. • His most famous poems were “To a Waterfowl” and “Thanatopsis” • At first Thanatopsis was rejected for publication because they didn’t think any American could produce such a work. • Some of his best poems were wrote in NYC: • A Forest Hymn (1825) • The Prairies (1833) • The Death of Lincoln (1865)

  9. Thanatopsis • It is a blank verse death lyric in which death is portrayed as the inevitable absorption into nature. • It is a very important romantic piece which has a metrical form, graveyard theme, a melancholy tone, and panoramic imagery.

  10. Bibliography • Callow, James T. “Bryant, William Cullen.” Academic American Encyclopedia. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier Incorporated, 1994.

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