Romanticism is a period of fast explosion where America developed a clear identity. American Romanticism can also be described as an artistic, literary, and intelligent movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the eighteenth century. This era was filled with authors who wrote and published between 1800 and 1860, when the United States was still finding its feet as a new nation. Romanticism valued individualism, imagination, families, love, nature, and the past. Novels from the Romanticism Era typically had either a dark side to them, had some sort of hero, or talked about the outside world such as nature. Some examples of novels from the Romanticism period were Frankenstein, Scarlet Letter, and The Heart of Mid-Lothian. All three of these novels either has something to do with a super-hero, has a dark side, or is taking place in the outside world. Poetry was a big deal throughout the Romanticism era. As for the novels, the poems also typically had a darker side, a super hero, or a theme related to nature. Some examples of poetry throughout the Romantic era would be The Raven, The Eve of St. Agnes, and To a Skylar. These poems bring out the darker side of Romanticism. Short stories were another part of the Romanticism era, which were typically fiction. A short story from the Romanticism period is The Minister’s Black Veil. Again, this short story also brings out the darker side of Romanticism.
American Literature 