American Romanticism—1800 – 1860

Feb 08, 2011 · American Romanticism: 1800-1855 Patriotic and individualistic, urban and untamed, wealthy and enslaved—Americans in the first half of the 19th century embodied a host of contradictions. Struggling to make sense of their complex, inconsistent society, writers of the period turned inward for a sense of truth. ................
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