Threads of Change In 19th Century America
Your first job is to develop a personal definition of Romanticism. The following sites will be helpful:
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Elements of Romanticism link to general definition
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Introduction to American Romanticism link to many sites on authors of period and descriptions |
Write down your definition. This definition will become a part of your company's museum presentation. (rubric)
Now investigate the sites below for examples which best illustrate the Romantic movement in America. You must choose four examples which may include: literary works, artwork, music or artifacts. Be sure to cite your work using a minimum of four sources.
Literary Figures
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Edgar Allen Poe http://www.2020site.org/literature/edgar_allen_poe.html |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson http://www.2020site.org/literature/ralph_emerson.html |
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Nathaniel Hawthorne http://www.2020site.org/literature/nathaniel_hawthorne.html |
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Mark Twain http://www.2020site.org/literature/mark_twain.html |
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Walt Whitman http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=127 http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/whitman/works/index.html |
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Louisa May Alcott http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/a/alcott19ro.htm |
Art
Music: You may also use any CD of classical music which you feel represents this period. Below are a list of possible composers and some midi examples of their works; listening to these sites is dependent upon the capabilities of your computer.
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Fredrick Chopin http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4279/MIDI.html |
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Robert Schumann http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/schumann_r_symphonies.html |
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Piotr Tchaikovsky http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/tchaikovsky.html |
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Franz Schubert http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/schubert_symphonies.html |