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While conducting my paragraphs, I found it kind of difficult. It took me a while to put my paragraphs together because it was hard to find the information. After I began to find the information it was more easier for me to do it. "Finding Paragraph #3" was the hardest for me. I decided to do this post before I even finished that one because it was so hard.

Finding Paragraph #2

     Many literary works were publish during the American Romanticism Movement. Moby Dick, written by Herman Melville is about the famous tale of Caotain Ahab and his serach for a white whale. The Scarlett Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the take of Hester and her daughter, Pearl. Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, by Edgar Allan Poe is about a newspaper account of a shipwreck.  Poe is also well known for his short stories, like "A Tell-Tale Heart," and poems like "The Raven." The Last of the Mohicans written by James Fenimore Copper tells you of Hawkeye and the Mohicans against the backdrop of the French and Indian War. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an antislavaery novel. The novel was published as an outcry against slavery and it instantly became a best seller (Books & Literature Classics). Some of the peoms published during this time period included "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth; "Infant Joy" and "The Tiger" by William Blake; "A Thing of Beauty" by John Keats;  "To the Dandelion," and  "A Fable for Critics" by James Russell Lowell and many more (Poet Seers - Poem of the Day — Poet Seers). The Scarlett Letter and Moby Dick are placed as the greatest novels in the English language.There were many more works of literature published during this time.

Finding Paragraph #1

     During the American Romanticism Movement, there were plenty authors. Some of the romantics that wrotes poems were: William Blake, Lord Byron, William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, Percy B. Shelley, John Keats, Matthew Arnold, and John Clare . The were many more poetic writers that wrote during this time preriod, but these are just a few. Some of the major writers during the American Romanticism Movement included: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), Mary Shelley (1797-1851), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), Herman Melville (1819-1891), William Blake (1757-1827), Lord Byron (1788-1824), John Keats (1795-1821), Willam Bryant (1794-1878), James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), Washington Irving (1783-1859), James Russell Lowell (1819-1891), and John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). During the Romanticism period.

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Quote: "Finally, it should be noted that the revolutionary energy underlying the Romantic Movement affected not just literature, but all of the arts--from music (consider the rise of Romantic opera) to painting, from sculpture to architecture. Its reach was also geographically significant, spreading as it did eastward to Russia, and westward to America. For example, in America, the great landscape painters, particularly those of the "Hudson River School," and the Utopian social colonies that thrived in the 19th century, are manifestations of the Romantic spirit on this side of the Atlantic."

Paraphrase: The Romantic Movement did not only affect literature, but all of the arts from music (such as the rise of Romantic opera) to painting, and from sculpture to architecture. It spread eastward to Russia and westward to America.

Citation: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html

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Quote: " Aesthetically, the romantics were also in a state of revolt, primarily against the restraints of classicism and formalism. Form, particularly traditional literary forms, mattered much less than inspiration, enthusiasm, and emotion. Good literature should have heart, not rules, although it is never so simple as that.
There were specifically American components to the romanticism of our authors. They were particularly aware of nature, especially its wild aspects, and were beginning to comprehend that it was being lost as fast as they were appreciating it. The physical frontiers were being conquered in this time of "manifest destiny" and there was little wilderness to explore (and exploit). They turned to artistic, metaphysical, and intellectual frontiers to recapture the ecstasy of exploration and discovery.
Reaction was a major, but not the only, mode for these romantics. They confronted the distinctively American pressures for conformity and definitions of success in terms of money. They spoke out, to some degree, against slavery, promoting the ideals of Jacksonian democracy, that "any man can do anything" (if he's white and educated). They sought to creative a distinctive American literary voice; it was time for the cultural revolution to follow the political one. They felt compelled to declare cultural and individual independence from Europe, even though they had little idea of what form that could take."

Paraphrase: The Romantics were against classicism and formalism. They felt as it traditional literary forms mattered less than inspiration, enthusiasm, and emotion. Reaction was also major to the Romantics. They spoke out against slavery and felt  the need to declare cultural and individual independence from Europe.

Citation: http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng372/intro.htm

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American Romanticism Timeline

Here is a timeline of the age of Romanticism:

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.

Quote, Caption, and Citation #3

Quote: " Symbolism and myth were given great prominence in the Romantic conception of art. In the Romantic view, symbols were the human aesthetic correlatives of nature's emblematic language. They were valued too because they could simultaneously suggest many things, and were thus thought superior to the one-to-one communications of allegory. Partly, it may have been the desire to express the "inexpressible"--the infinite--through the available resources of language that led to symbol at one level and myth (as symbolic narrative) at another. "

Paraphrase: Symbolism and myth were also important during the American Romanticism Movement. The authors felt that symbols could stimulate lots of things.

Citation: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html

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URL: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/116

William Blake had one of the most creative minds of his generation. His greatest work was written in 1790, the led to his creative process. The Old and New Testament were the source of his material.

Quote, Paraphrase, citation #2 (web)

Quote: "The imagination was elevated to a position as the supreme faculty of the mind. This contrasted distinctly with the traditional arguments for the supremacy of reason. The Romantics tended to define and to present the imagination as our ultimate "shaping" or creative power, the approximate human equivalent of the creative powers of nature or even deity. It is dynamic, an active, rather than passive power, with many functions. Imagination is the primary faculty for creating all art."

Paraphrase: Imagination played an important role during the American Romantisicm movement. The authors feels as if creativity helps them to express their creativity.

Citation: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html

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URL: http://www.biography.com/people/lucy-maud-montgomery-9412697

Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian romantic novelist.

Quote, Paraphrase, abd Citation #1 (Web)

Quote: "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."

Paraphrase: The Romanticism Era does not mainly consist of love and of being romantic. Even with love is still the subject of Romantic Art. It is actually more of a philosophical movement.

Citation:  http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html

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http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html
This site provides a lot of information about my search questions on my topic. This site was created by The English Department of Brooklyn, College.

http://www.online-literature.com/periods/romanticism.php
 This site provides me with inforation on my search questions and answers. This site was created by The Literature Network.

http://www.poetseers.org/the_romantics/
This site provides me with information containing romantic poets. It also provides me with poetic themes and the actual peoms.

http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng372/intro.htm
This site was created by Ann Woodlief. It provides me with imformation about American Romanticism and information on the beginning.

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URL: http://www.maricopagop.org/tag/american-history/ Edgar Allen Poe is one of many American Romanticism authors. He is one of the most popular and is known for many of his romantic short stories. He was a poet, editor and literary critic.

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Self Reflection

So far I think my research blogs and blogger are coming along pretty decent. Most of the things are working right. The only problems i had was with the Animoto and working it. I also had a problem with getting my post to save, like yesterday. I was doing post #5 and will I was typing it I was saving it, but it didnt save so of course my post from yesterday deleted. I don't really have a problem with finding information about my topic.

What I want to know about my topic

While conducting this research, there are many things I would like to know about my topic. The essential question of my research is "What is American Romanticism?" There are more specific questions following this question such as 1. What authors were considered romantic? 2. What literary novels were published during this time period? 3. What literary poems were published during this time period? 4. How was a literature defined during this time period? 5. What prompted this style of writing?

What I already know about my topic

I do not have much knowledge about the American Romanticism literary age period, but I do know about romance. Romance is about love. It is people falling in love and coming together as one. Romance does not always has to be love. It can just simply be lust.

The story behind my topic choice

Entering high school, I didn't have much to do in my free time. Therefore I decided I would start reading. I went to the library and checked out a few books. The weekend I sat home and read all my books and realized that I enjoyed reading the romance one. So I then later went back to the library and began to check out romance books. I could and would read up to three books a day. Romance really intrested me and it held my attention, wheather it was a book or a movie. So therefore whenever I saw the topic of "American Romanticism" I chose that.