Unit 3 American Literature Test Flashcards
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True of false: the romantic period was a time of little growth and change for the United States
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False; tremendous amount of growth
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What were some characteristics of the Romantic period?
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Distrust of civilization, nostalgia for the past, concern with individual freedom, interest in the supernatural, and a profound love and appreciation of nature
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What was the city looked at as compared to the countryside?
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The city was seen as a place of moral ambiguity, corruption, and death, while the countryside offered independence, moral certainty, and health.
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Romantics favor _________ over reason and ________ over fact; they believe that ___#1___ can discover truths that reason cannot reach
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Imagination, intuition; imagination
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What was the name of Irving's magazine, what was the magazine about, and what was the name of his first novel?
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Salmagundi, which was a humor magazine that made fun of the manners of the day (means "spicy appetizer); A History of New York
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When he went to London, Irving met ___________ who wrote ________, and he then published _________ in 1819 which included what two very popular stories?
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Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; Sketchbook of Geoffrey Scott, which included "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
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William Cullen Bryant became editor-in-chief of the __________ and used his position to promote ________ and was an __________
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New York Evening Post, women's rights, abolitionist
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What was Bryant's most famous work, and what was it about?
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Bryant's most famous work was "Thanatopsis," which is about the vision of death (he is the first American poet to win worldwide acclaim). Death is inevitable and we don't have to worry about it.
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What state was Longfellow born and raised in, what college did he attend, and where did he teach for 18 years?
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Maine, Bowdoin College, Harvard
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What two poems did he write, and what was the main purpose of writing both of them?
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He wrote "Cross of Snow" (Frances) and "Psalm of Life," (Mary) which both express different feelings of mourning and inspiration after the death of both of her wives.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes: Descendant of _________, completed a _______ degree at Harvard the same time his first collection of poetry called _______ was published, founded the literary magazine _________and wrote the poem __________
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Anne Bradstreet, medical, Poems, The Atlantic Monthly, "Old Ironsides"
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Lowell: First editor of the _________, succeeded ______ as professor of languages at Harvard, first book of poetry was _______ in 1841
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Atlantic Monthly, Longfellow, Year's Life
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John G. Whittier: Son of ______, devoted ______, earned national fame with his publication of _________
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Quakers, abolitionist, "Snow-Bound"
