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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