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Nathaniel Hawthorne, (born July 4, 1804, Salem, Mass., U.S.—died May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H.), American novelist and short-story writer who was a master of the allegorical and symbolic tale. One of the greatest fiction writers in American literature, he is best known for The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851).

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Consider - characters, tone, mood, theme, plot, author purpose, impact of society, etc.

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Puritanism, a religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained after the religious settlement reached early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Puritans became noted in the 17th century for a spirit of moral and religious earnestness that informed their whole way of life, and they sought through church reform to make their lifestyle the pattern for the whole nation. Their efforts to transform the nation contributed both to civil war in England and to the founding of colonies in America as working models of the Puritan way of life.Puritans believed that it was necessary to be in a covenant relationship with God in order to redeem one from one’s sinful condition, that God had chosen to reveal salvation through preaching, and that the Holy Spirit was the energizing instrument of salvation. (Jonathan) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Puritanism

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a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.

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Romanticism, attitude or intellectual orientation that characterized many works of literature, painting, music, architecture, criticism, and historiography in Western civilization over a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of the precepts of order, calm, harmony, balance, idealization, and rationality that typified Classicism in general and late 18th-century Neoclassicism in particular. It was also to some extent a reaction against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in general. Romanticism emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the transcendental. (Jonathan) https://www.britannica.com/art/Romanticism

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was an American novelist, dark romantic, short story writer.

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Transcendentalism, 19th-century movement of writers and philosophers in New England who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential unity of all creation, the innate goodness of humanity, and the supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths. German transcendentalism (especially as it was refracted by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Thomas Carlyle), Platonism and Neoplatonism, the Indian and Chinese scriptures, and the writings of such mystics as Emanuel Swedenborg and Jakob Böhme were sources to which the New England Transcendentalists turned in their search for a liberating philosophy. https://www.britannica.com/event/Transcendentalism-American-movement

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first full-fledged literary movement developed in the U.S.

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Facing the world once more, Hawthorne obtained in 1846 the position of surveyor (one who maps out new lands) in the Salem Custom House, but was relieved of this position in 1848 because of his political ties. His dismissal, however, turned out to be a blessing, since it gave him time in which to write his greatest success, The Scarlet Letter.

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Puritanism was known for the following characteristics: it's emphasis on hard work and regulation, along with an emphasis on conversion to Christianity, rather than the repression of other beliefs.

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A well known dark storie writer, in his early life his father died making his family poor with the help of wealthy uncles he attended collage this wasn’t a good fit he missed his family then returned home starting his writing.-Paige

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This novel is most likely set sometime between the 16th and 18th century in the victorian era with a heavier tone present throughout and rich, multifaceted characters living in a more restricted, orthodox society.

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Authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman used their literary platforms to encourage Americans to transcend society's presumptions and create a personal, progressive relationship with spirituality and nature.

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The story is going to take place a long time and its going to be very dark, romantic, and religiously influenced.

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American Puritanism. Early in the 17th century some Puritan groups separated from the Church of England. Among these were the Pilgrims, who in 1620 founded Plymouth Colony. Ten years later, under the auspices of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the first major Puritan migration to New England took place.

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Romanticism, unlike the other "isms", isn't directly political. It is more intellectual. The term itself was coined in the 1840s, in England, but the movement had been around since the late 18th century, primarily in Literature and Arts. ... The basic idea in Romanticism is that reason cannot explain everything

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American Romantic Literature

The American Romantic period, which lasted from about 1830-1870, was a time of rapid expansion and growth in the United States that fueled intuition, imagination and individualism in literature. When you think about stories that are labeled 'romantic,' you probably think of a romance novel, where some half-dressed woman has some Fabio-esque guy hanging all over her. That is NOT what we're talking about in the American Romantic period. Don't get me wrong: like those stories, Romantic literature is both adventuresome and improbable, but it's a lot more than just a randy love story.

In 1830, just fifty years after the Revolutionary War, America was still really young, but its citizens were anxious to create their own identity that was uniquely American and not so reliant on European values. Therefore, the American Romantic movement challenged the very rational thinking that we saw in the Age of Reason during the Revolutionary War. This period produced fewer instructional texts and more stories, novels and poetry.

Within these stories, novels and poems, there are five characteristics that we can use to identify American Romantic literature. These are:

1. Imagination

2. Individuality

3. Nature as a source of spirituality

4. Looking to the past for wisdom

5. Seeing the common man as a hero

Imagination

The first of these characteristics is imagination. This falls in line with the Industrial Revolution, which was a great time of progress. In many cases, when there is progress, there is also great optimism. People start to imagine what could happen next, and progress continues. On the flip-side of that, with that much progress, a lot of people began migrating to big cities that were becoming overpopulated. The cities became dirty and disease-ridden, so it's no surprise that many people wanted to escape that. Therefore, the American Romantic writers embraced that notion through escapism.

Escapism is where the mind allows you to escape harsh conditions by taking you to a place that is purely beautiful. Characters in Romantic literature are often journeying away from the city and into the countryside to a place that's not totally realistic, a place that has improbable and even supernatural qualities. The authors develop these places with imagery to make the reader experience the locale as if it were real. Washington Irving, who's known as the father of American literature, wrote a story called 'Rip Van Winkle,' which is about a man who wanders out into the woods to escape some chores his wife is asking him to do. After falling asleep for twenty years in the woods, he not only escapes his chores but his wife as well because she's dead. This fanciful escape is typical during this time, but it's something we still see in movies today. Think about the movie Avatar. Jake Sully is able to escape by assuming a new identity in a beautiful new world. Even the audience, as they watch, is able to escape reality as they experience the fantastical world of Pandora. So, we see escapism continues today.

Individuality

The second characteristic used to identify American Romanticism is individuality. As people are moving into the frontier, they are establishing new areas in ways that best suit their needs. Not only are people moving across the country but into the country. Immigration begins creating what we now call the 'melting pot' in America. As a result, you see not only people creating an identity for themselves, but the country creating its own identity as people with different social pasts come together to create something new.

Americans also wanted to distance themselves from Europe and become intellectually independent. This shows up in literature with characters who live on the outskirts of society. Kind of like that old-school cowboy, they aren't going to follow the norms that have come over from Europe; they're going to follow their intuition and their feeling, and they're going to embrace this newly found freedom and become individuals.

Nature as a Source of Spirituality

Third, we have nature as a source of spirituality. Remember, initially, the Puritans were coming to the Colonies to escape religious persecution in England. Those Puritans' ideas did not disappear when the country was established. During this time, the Romantics wanted to embrace that spiritual root that was planted by the Puritans. To do that, they're taking what was established in that spiritual realm, but then taking it into nature. Where the Puritans saw nature as savage, with the Devil hiding behind every tree, the Romantics really are finding God in nature. They believed that they could achieve high levels of insight and information about the world around them just by going to nature. William Cullen Bryant was a poet during this time, and he wrote a poem called 'Thanatopsis.' It's a prime example of looking into nature for spiritual insight. He explores death through the life cycles that we see in nature. He finds comfort both for the living and for the dying. In his point of view, death is just a chance to go back to nature.

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The American Romantic period, which lasted from about 1830-1870, was a time of rapid expansion and growth in the United States that fueled intuition, imagination and individualism in literature. When you think about stories that are labeled 'romantic,' you probably think of a romance novel, where some half-dressed woman has some Fabio-esque guy hanging all over her.

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Transcendentalists believe that society and its institutions—particularly organized religion and political parties—corrupt the purity of the individual. They have faith that people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent.

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What I think is going to happen is that the topics we discuss here will somehow be involved in the story. And the main character will probably die, because they have in most books we read in high school (Death of a Salesman, Romeo and Juliet, etic.)

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Book is based off of the 1700

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People who were puritans wanted to get rid of the remaining roman catholic ties in the church. The puritans followed a highly religious life code that basically controlled their lives.

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Puritanism is the belief by a group of English Protestants who saw the Reformation of the Church as unfinished, and they wished to simplify and regulate all forms of worship. Basically, they wanted control the entire church and how the people lived their lives.

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philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature

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This story is most likely set in an Early Puritan Town, sometime in the mid-to-late 17th century.

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A movement made in the early 1800s in the eastern US to protest against the genral state of intellectualism

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Originating in the 18th century and taking inspiration from European literature, American Romanticism was a literary, intellectual movement that was characterized heavily by emotions and imagination. It valued these characteristics over reason and reality.

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The story will probably be set around the 1800's and centered around some kind of protest or problem going on in the United states.

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It was created in the late 1820s to 1830s. It is a different branch of American Romanticism. It still had same root belief and was against rationalism. They were heavily religious.

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Author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) wrote novels The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, and the short story "Young Goodman Brown," among others.

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Who Was Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American short story writer and novelist. His short stories include "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (1832), "Roger Malvin's Burial" (1832), "Young Goodman Brown" (1835) and the collection Twice-Told Tales. He is best known for his novels The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851). His use of allegory and symbolism make Hawthorne one of the most studied writers.

Family Heritage and Early Life

Born on July 4, 1804, in Salem Massachusetts, Nathaniel Hawthorne's life was steeped in the Puritan legacy. An early ancestor, William Hathorne, first emigrated from England to America in 1630 and settled in Salem, Massachusetts, where he became a judge known for his harsh sentencing. William's son, John Hathorne, was one of three judges during the Salem Witch Trials in the 1690s. Hawthorne later added a "w" to his name to distance himself from this side of the family.

Hawthorne was the only son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Clark Hathorne (Manning). His father, a sea captain, died in 1808 of yellow fever while at sea. The family was left with meager financial support and moved in with Elizabeth's wealthy brothers. A leg injury at an early age left Hawthrone immobile for several months during which time he developed a voracious appetite for reading and set his sights on becoming a writer.

With the aid of his wealthy uncles, young Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College from 1821 to 1825. There he met and befriended Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and future president Franklin Pierce. By his own admission, he was a negligent student with little appetite for study.

Short Stories and Collections

While attending college, Hawthorne missed his mother and two sisters terribly and upon graduation, returned home for a 12-year stay. During this time, he began to write with purpose and soon found his "voice" self-publishing several stories, among them "The Hollow of the Three Hills" and "An Old Woman's Tale." By 1832, he had written "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" and "Roger Malvin's Burial," two of his greatest tales and in 1837, Twice Told Tales. Though his writing brought him some notoriety, it didn't provide a dependable income and for a time he worked for the Boston Custom House weighing and gaging salt and coal.

Budding Success and Marriage

Hawthorne ended his self-imposed seclusion at home about the same time he met Sophia Peabody, a painter, illustrator and transcendentalist. During their courtship, Hawthorne spent some time at the Brook Farm community where he got to know Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. He didn't find transcendentalism to his favor but living in the commune allowed him to save money for his impending marriage to Sophia. After a long courtship, partially prolonged by Sophia's poor health, the couple was married on July 9, 1842. They quickly settled in Concord, Massachusetts, and rented Old Manse, owned by Emerson. In 1844, the first of their three children was born.

'The Scarlet Letter'

With mounting debt and a growing family, Hawthorne moved to Salem. A life-long Democrat, political connections helped him land a job as a surveyor in the Salem Custom House in 1846, providing his family some needed financial security. However, when Whig President Zachary Taylor was elected, Hawthorne lost his appointment due to political favoritism. The dismissal turned into a blessing giving him time to write his masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, the story of two lovers who clashed with the Puritan moral law. The book was one of the first mass-produced publications in the United States and its wide distribution made Hawthorne famous.

Other Books

Never feeling comfortable living in Salem, Hawthorne was determined to take his family out of the town's Puritan trappings. They moved to Red House in Lenox, Massachusetts, where he formed a close friendship with Moby Dick author Herman Melville. During this time, Hawthorne enjoyed his most productive period as a writer publishing The House of the Seven Gables, Blithedale Romance and Tanglewood Tales.

Years Abroad

During the 1852 election, Hawthorne wrote a campaign biography for his college friend Pierce. When Pierce was elected president, he appointed Hawthorne an American Consul to Britain as a reward. The Hawthorne's stayed in England from 1853-1857. This period served as inspiration for Hawthorne's novel Our Old Home.

After serving as consul, Hawthorne took his family on an extended vacation to Italy and then back to England. In 1860, he finished his last novel The Marble Faun. That same year Hawthorne moved his family back to the United States and took permanent residence at The Wayside in Concord, Massachusetts.

Final Years

After 1860, it was becoming apparent that Hawthorne was moving past his prime. Striving to rekindle his earlier productivity, he found little success. Drafts were mostly incoherent and left unfinished. Some even showed signs of psychic regression. His health began to fail and he seemed to age considerably, hair turning white and experiencing slowness of thought. For months, he refused to seek medical help and died in his sleep on May 19, 1864, in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American short story writer and novelist. His short stories include "My Kinsman, Major Molineux" (1832), "Roger Malvin's Burial" (1832), "Young Goodman Brown" (1835) and the collection Twice-Told Tales. He is best known for his novels The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851).

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Puritan Religious Life. The Puritans believed that God had formed a unique covenant, or agreement, with them. They believed that God expected them to live according to the Scriptures, to reform the Anglican Church, and to set a good example that would cause those who had remained in England to change their sinful ways.

https://study.com/academy/lesson/puritans-in-america-beliefs-religion-history.html

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I have a feeling that this story will take place in possibly the 17th and/or 18th century. It will have heavy religious themes and possibly focus on more than one protagonist.

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a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romanticism

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I think this novel would be a difficult one to read bu once we uncover it, then it would be more clear. Nathaniel Hawthorne seems like a version of Shakespeare.

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Transcendentalism is a movement created in the 1820s to 30s that protested against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time. -Paige

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Based on what was researched the novel will be kinda dark and mysterious it will most likely be in the 18th century and have to do with not being a puritan. -Paige

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American Romanticism was the first full-fledged literary movement that developed in the U.S. It was made up of a group of authors who wrote and published between about 1820 and 1860, when the U.S. was still finding its feet as a new nation. -Paige

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Puritans were very religious and wanted to get rid of all ties from Roman Catholic's and the church

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American Romanticism is a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century

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Transcendentalism  is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United States.

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Probably in the early 1800's, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, about Puritanism, uses American Romanticism, and uses Transcendentalism.

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Author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) wrote novels The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, and the short story "Young Goodman Brown," among others.

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Puritans was the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence.

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Individuality,
Spiritual Self-Reliance, and
Natural Interconnectedness

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a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms

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Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820's and 1830's in the eastern United States. It arose as a reaction to or protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time.

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This novel is going to take some time to read and possibly be difficult to really understand.

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They did not refer to themselves as puritans they called them self " the godly" and the "saints"

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i feel like it is going to be set in the 1800's and revolve around issues during this time period

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American Romanticism, was a 19th century movement, focused on Literature, Philosophy, and Art, as a response to the Neoclassicism movement.

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a group that believed God man and nature are all connected and they were heavily religious started in the 1800's

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a movement of literacy art and philosophy

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well known writer considered one of the greatest. He was born in Massachusetts and attended Bowdoin college

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A well-known short story writer and novelist.

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A well-known short story writer and novelist.

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Believed in cleansing the church of all , but sort to impact the lives of everyone around them and they call themselves "saints"

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He is an American novelist who wrote dark short stories. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1804. He wrote the Scarlet Letter and the House of Seven Gables.

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Artistic movement

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He was an American novelist and a short story writer born July 4th, 1804. He was considered one of the best fiction writers in American Literature. He is best known for his novel The Scarlet Letter.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning.

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Puritans was the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence.

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A movement that taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity.

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Romanticism was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850.

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i think its going to be more about accomplishing goals and preface.

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religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries that sought to purify the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery”.

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Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United States. It arose as a reaction to or protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time.

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Puritanism was a religious reform movement during the late 16th and 17th centuries. Sought to purify the Church of England.

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This novel is probably set in an early English colony, have some romance to entice the reader and be about dealing with stereotypical early colony problems

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American Romanticism is an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual neoclassical movement from the late 18th century to mid 19th century. It rejects the precepts of order

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A 19th century philosophical movement that rose as a reaction to protest general state of intellectualism.

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Most likely taking place in the 1700's-1800's and involves romanticism and transcendentalism

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer

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Puritans was the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence.

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Puritans was the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence. In the 17th century many Puritans emigrated to the New World, where they sought to found a holy commonwealth in New England. Puritanism remained the dominant cultural force in that area into the 19th century.

English Puritanism

Associated exclusively with no single theology or definition of the church - although many were Calvinists - the English Puritans were known at first for their extremely critical attitude regarding the religious compromises made during the reign of Elizabeth I. Many of them were graduates of Cambridge University, and they became Anglican priests to make changes in their local churches. They encouraged direct personal religious experience, sincere moral conduct, and simple worship services. Worship was the area in which Puritans tried to change things most; their efforts in that direction were sustained by intense theological convictions and definite expectations about how seriously Christianity should be taken as the focus of human existence.

After James I became king of England in 1603, Puritan leaders asked him to grant several reforms. At the Hampton Court Conference (1604), however, he rejected most of their proposals, which included abolition of bishops. Puritanism, best expressed by William Ames and later by Richard Baxter, gained much popular support early in the 17th century. The government and the church hierarchy, however, especially under Archbishop William Laud, became increasingly repressive, causing many Puritans to emigrate. Those who remained formed a powerful element within the parliamentarian party that defeated Charles I in the English Civil War. After the war the Puritans remained dominant in England until 1660, but they quarreled among themselves (Presbyterian dominance gave way to Independent, or congregational, control under Oliver Cromwell) and proved even more intolerant than the old hierarchy. The restoration of the monarchy (1660) also restored Anglicanism, and the Puritan clergy were expelled from the Church of England under the terms of the Act of Uniformity (1662). Thereafter English Puritans were classified as Nonconformists.

American Puritanism

Early in the 17th century some Puritan groups separated from the Church of England. Among these were the Pilgrims, who in 1620 founded Plymouth Colony. Ten years later, under the auspices of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the first major Puritan migration to New England took place. The Puritans brought strong religious impulses to bear in all colonies north of Virginia, but New England was their stronghold, and the Congregationalist churches established there were able to perpetuate their viewpoint about a Christian society for more than 200 years.

Richard Mather and John Cotton provided clerical leadership in the dominant Puritan colony planted on Massachusetts Bay. Thomas Hooker was an example of those who settled new areas farther west according to traditional Puritan standards. Even though he broke with the authorities of the Massachusetts colony over questions of religious freedom, Roger Williams was also a true Puritan in his zeal for personal godliness and doctrinal correctness. Most of these men held ideas in the mainstream of Calvinistic thought. In addition to believing in the absolute sovereignty of God, the total depravity of man, and the complete dependence of human beings on divine grace for salvation, they stressed the importance of personal religious experience. These Puritans insisted that they, as God's elect, had the duty to direct national affairs according to God's will as revealed in the Bible. This union of church and state to form a holy commonwealth gave Puritanism direct and exclusive control over most colonial activity until commercial and political changes forced them to relinquish it at the end of the 17th century.

Because of its diffuse nature, when Puritanism began to decline in America is difficult to say. Some would hold that it lost its influence in New England by the early 18th century, but Jonathan Edwards and his able disciple Samuel Hopkins revived Puritan thought and kept it alive until 1800. Others would point to the gradual decline in power of Congregationalism, but Presbyterians under the leadership of Jonathan Dickinson and Baptists led by the example of Isaac Backus (1724-1806) revitalized Puritan ideals in several denominational forms through the 18th century.

During the whole colonial period Puritanism had direct impact on both religious thought and cultural patterns in America. In the 19th century its influence was indirect, but it can still be seen at work stressing the importance of education in religious leadership and demanding that religious motivations be tested by applying them to practical situations.
Henry Warner Bowden
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Puritans was the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence.

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American Romanticism was the first full-fledged literary movement that developed in the U.S. It was made up of a group of authors who wrote and published between about 1820 and 1860, when the U.S. was still finding its feet as a new nation. ... American Romanticism ain't called "American" Romanticism for nothing.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer.

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Puritanism is the beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.

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American Romanticism was the first full-fledged literary movement that developed in the U.S. It was made up of a group of authors who wrote and published between about 1820 and 1860, when the U.S. was still finding its feet as a new nation.

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Transcendentalism is an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism.

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I think that the Scarlett Letter is going to be an interesting novel that involes transcendentalism and american romanticism.

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a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions

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An idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. It taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living.

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I think the story takes place sometime in the 18th century. I think the themes will include romanticism and transcendentalism.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and a short story writer

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Puritanism was a religious movement , believed in cleansing the church of all the remaining Roman Catholic ties .

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Romanticism was the first full-fledge literary movement that was developed in the U.S The group was made by a group of authors who wrote and published between 1820 and 1860

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A idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism . 

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A idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism . 

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My prediction is it will be taken place in the 16th or 17th century and will be a tragedy .

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Hawthorn was born in 1804 in MA. He is a dark Romantic writer. His story “Twice-Told Tales” is what made him popular
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Romanticism is when make things look more beautiful than they are. For example in a lot of books nowadays there’s a girl who’s troubled and she meets a boy of some sort and he cures what problems she has

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Facing the world once more, Hawthorne obtained in 1846 the position of surveyor (one who maps out new lands) in the Salem Custom House, but was relieved of this position in 1848 because of his political ties. His dismissal, however, turned out to be a blessing, since it gave him time in which to write his greatest success, The Scarlet Letter.