Romanticism and Transcendentalism (1800-1860),9781604134865

Romanticism and Transcendentalism (1800-1860)

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781604134865
ISBN10: 1604134860
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-04-01
Publisher(s): Facts on File
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Summary

Now in full color and containing important new material, the updated Backgrounds to American Literature set places the entire span of American literature in its historical, cultural, and social context. Each illustrated, engaging volume explores a particular period's political, religious, cultural, economic, and social trends and discusses how they affected the literature of the time. Accessible and easy-to-use, this revised set is ideal for students seeking a deeper understanding of American literature.

Author Biography

Andrew Ladd received a Ph.D. from Emory University in Atlanta, where he is currently a lecturer. Karen Meyers is an educator and curriculum writer, editor, and author of numerous works of nonfiction. She has a master's degree and a doctorate in literature and has taught literature at the college level for many years.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 4
The Intellectual and Social Foundations of Romantic Thoughtp. 4
Romanticism and the New Nationp. 16
Transcendentalismp. 30
The Literature of Romantic Reformp. 42
The Critical Romanticsp. 55
Romanticism and Poetic Voicep. 69
The Transcendentalists and the American Indianp. 83
Timelinep. 107
Glossary of Termsp. 111
Biographical Glossaryp. 114
Further Readingp. 120
Indexp. 123
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Excerpts

An engaging, full-color illustrated guide to the romantic and transcendentalist era in American literature, this updated volume provides important information on the foundations of romantic thought, romanticism and the new nation, gothic romance and sentimentalism, transcendentalism, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, and romanticism and poetic voice. New to this edition is a section discussing American idealism.Topics include:
  • The foundations of romantic thought
  • Transcendentalism and nature
  • The literature of social reform movements
  • The emergence of the American poetic voice
  • American idealism
  • And more.
Writers covered include:
  • Emily Dickinson
  • Frederick Douglass
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Washington Irving
  • Herman Melville
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Walt Whitman
  • And many others.

Excerpted from Romanticism and Transcendentalism, 1800 - 1860, Second Edition by D. W. J. Books
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