American Romanticism Review

Thanatopsis

William Cullen Bryant

The Chambered Nautilus

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Psalm of Life

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1

The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2

from 'Self-Reliance’

Ralph Waldo Emerson 1

from 'Nature’

Ralph Waldo Emerson 2

The Rhodora

Ralph Waldo Emerson 3

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe

William Cullen Bryant

American Romantic 1

Oliver Wendell Holmes

American Romantic 2

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American Romantic 3

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trancendentalist

Edgar Allan Poe

Brooding Romantic

Nature

Deep reverence for the outdoors, wildlife, the environment, and the natural world, believing it to be a source of truth, beauty, and spiritual experience. seen as a place of refuge from industrialization giving a sense of purity and authenticity.

Imagination

Creative power of the mind that conjures up vivid images, emotions, and ideas, often bypassing logical reasoning. Also known as imagining, creative thinking or whimsical thinking. Believes it to access higher truths and convey emotional and spiritual experiences

Intuition

Immediate, instinctive understanding as opposed to reasoning. Also known as a gut feeling, instinct, or inner knowing. Values as a way of perceiving deeper truths and experiencing the world on a more profound level.

Idealism

Viewing the world through an optimistic lens. Also known as high hopes, positive thinking, utopian outlook. ARs were often idealists who sought to envision a better, more harmonious world. They believed in the power of imagination, intuition, and individual agency to shape a more ideal society.

Inspiration

Driving force that comes from an external source, providing creative energy and motivation. Also known as influence or a creative spark. ARs sought inspiration from nature, personal experiences, and their inner worlds. Believed that moments of inspiration were key to producing works of art and literature that conveyed deep emotional and spiritual truths.

Individualism

Values the distinctiveness of each person, valuing their self-expression, self-reliance, and unique experiences and viewpoints. Also known as uniqueness, self-expression, and independence. Believed it was a source of creativity and originality. believed each person had the capacity to access deep truths through their own experiences and inner world, and they valued the diversity of individual perspectives.

dark/brooding romantics

American gothic, basically anti-transcedentalist