https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77 History en-us 2020-11-05 14:12:16 UTC 2020-11-06 15:04:15 UTC hello@padlet.com royalgc22 https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894031979 The Knickerbocker Group was a somewhat indistinct group of 19th-century American writers. Its most prominent members included Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper and William Cullen Bryant  . Each were respectively pioneers in general literature; novels, poetry and journalism.]]> 2020-11-05 14:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894031979 royalgc22 https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894046212 an idealistic philosophical and social movement which developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures.]]> 2020-11-05 14:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894046212 royalgc22 https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894067690 European context is based on a philosophical idea of reasoning. ... When it comes to writing mechanics, the rules also change. As a general rule, the American conventions are stricter and more rigid. Quality of reflection is usually prized above all in European standards.]]> 2020-11-05 14:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894067690 royalgc22 https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894088340 The Knickerbocker Group reflected the nationalism of 19th century America by creating an American identity in literature and art while the transcendentalists expressed nationalism by showing that Americans were eager to improve their country's society.]]> 2020-11-05 14:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/royalgc22/a6p04niqajel1v77/wish/894088340