hope是什么意思Romanticism in British literature and Romanticism in America

Romanticism in British literature and

Romanticism in American literature similarity

and difference

College:

英语

Major:

英语

Candidate:

乐莹

Supervisor:

宋梅

2011.10

Abstract

The romantic period begins in late eighteenth Century, the outbreak of the civil

war in American literature to date are the most important periods in the history.

Foreign, especially British literary masters had a major impact on American writers.

The United States of America writer as home and British cultural tradition, formed

with the British romanticism style. Although American Literature under the

influence of foreign literature, but in this period the famous literary works shown is

rich American romantic thought. American romantic literature focuses on the form

of the novel, while the British romanticism literature focused on the form of poetry.

In general, American romantic literature on British literature tradition of literature

of the United States, under the wind

Contents

1.

American Romanticism

2.

British Romanticism

3.

British romanticism was a big influence on American writers.

4.

Differences.

5.

There were also other differences between American and British

Romanticism.

6.

Problems of American Romanticism

an Romanticism

The romantic period in Britain runs from 1790 until 1830.

In America the Romantic

period runs from about 1800 until 1860.

So we can see that the Romantic Movement in

America began a few years after it’s European cousin and continues for a much longer

period after.

To the outbreak of the civil war, the United States is the most important periods in the

history of literature. Washington Erwin published

of American literature, Whitman's

of literature of the romantic period. The romantic period of American literature is the

literary prosperity period, so it is also called the

Walter Whitman as the United States and Europe in historical, cultural differences,

with the common European literary genre to measure the concept of the development of

American Literature in fact is not very accurate. But as a result of American literature and

the western literature is a part of, so usually people will also be the history of American

Literature in the history of Western literature within the framework.

American romantic literature by western romanticism literature influence. The first

half of the nineteenth Century, the United States rapid development of capitalism, the

national consciousness and the patriotic enthusiasm, to get rid of the English literary bound,

attention to human spirit to create and pursue the freedom of Transcendentalism, present a

splendid sight, so American romantic literature began to flourish.

The United States social development nurtured a great national literature

America had no history of heavy burden, very quickly in the political, economic and

cultural aspects of growth as an independent nation. This period is also the history of the

United States western expansion period, to 1860 territory has been developing to the

Pacific Ocean on the west. By the middle of the nineteenth Century, the United States

already by original thirteen, expanded to twenty-one States, the population increased from

four million in 1790 to thirty million in 1860. Economically, young American experience

to the industrial transformation, influence place and is not only a city, but also includes the

rural. Steam power in the industrial, agricultural production on the use, the establishment

of factories, labor demand and technological inventions make economic life was

restructured. In addition, a large number of immigrants has promoted the industry more

vigorous development. Politics, democracy and equality as the young nation's ideal, had a

two-party system. It is worth mentioning is the national literary and cultural life. With the

independent American government established the United States of America, people have

felt the need for American literature, American Express people's peculiar experience: the

early Puritan settlement, the confrontation with the Indians, the frontiersmen's life as well

as the wild west. The young state literature full of imagination, has created a literary

environment. Newspapers and magazines such as bamboo shoots after a spring rain, a large

number of readers of literature, formed the first half of the nineteenth Century flourishing

romantic literatry trends.

Foreign, especially British literary masters had a major impact on American writers.

The United States of America writer as home and British culture, formed in the United

Kingdom as the romantic style. Erwin ( Irving ), Cooper ( Cooper ), slope (Poe), flen,

(Freneau ) and Bryant ( one one Bryant ) against classical literature style and literature

trend, initiate a new fiction and poetry. This period the majority of American literature,

generally emphasizing literary imagination and emotional factors, pay attention to the vivid

description, exotic expression, sensory experience and the supernatural description. The

United States of America writers pay special attention to the feelings of the freedom of

expression and the character's psychological description. The hero is sensitive to exciting

characteristics. Pay attention to the performance of individuals and ordinary people works

in this period of the strong tendency, almost became the United States of America 's faith.

Rich Reynolds, Bree fest and Cooper and other works of objective natural description with

a strong interest in. Rich Reynolds in

description hit off, Bryant on the five major North American lakes prehistoric Indians

describe the fascinating, Erwin on the Hudson River legend ingenious use of perfection in

one's studies., Cooper's historical novels deeply. In general, American romantic literature

on British literature tradition of literature of the United States

Although the United States of America literature under the influence of foreign

literature, but in this period the famous literary works shown is rich and romantic thought

the United States of america.

of America writers express their country as example. They describe the Native American

natural scenery: primitive forests, wide plains, boundless grassland, endlessly vast sea, this

is not the only one. These natural sceneries become character symbol, formed the United

States of America literature go toward nature, traditional. These traditions in Cooper's

Leatherstocking story

Mark Twain

been evident. With the United States national consciousness growth, in the novel, poetry in

the United States people are more and more obviously. The local dialect, work

performance, poor farmers, children and illiterate people, and those who didn't culture but

a kind of noble red and white. The American Puritanism as a cultural heritage of American

moral values, produced very big effect, literature in the United States also left a significant

impression. An obvious manifestation is, compared to the European literature, American

literature and moral tendency is very strong. In Hawthorne ( Hawthorne ), Melvil

( Melville ) and some other minor writers Calvin doctrine thoughts of original sin and the

mystery of evil to get a full performance.

.The United States of America literature movement of romanticism foot can be labeled

with Bing is new England Transcendentalism movement. The movement started in the

eighteen thirties new England Transcendentalism club. Originally, this is on the New

England Transcendentalism puts forward. It is directed at the Boston Unitarian cold

traditional rationalism and mention. And then gradually affect the throughout the country,

especially in senior intellectuals and literary figures among the considerable influence.

Transcendentalism literature is the primary representative Emerson ( Emerson ) and

Thoreau ( Henry Davd Thoreau ), their work has a great influence on American literature.

Transcendentalism

ability, can exceed the senses to acquire knowledge

mind dignity is the most sacred.

the individual is divine, so people must help.