https://padlet.com/bquach1021_2/mcx66uc53z4d By: Billy Quach and Thomas Nguyen en-us 2018-12-10 17:01:51 UTC 2025-10-26 15:39:23 UTC hello@padlet.com bquach1021_2 https://padlet.com/bquach1021_2/mcx66uc53z4d/wish/313040755 The Romantic period took place in 1800-1860 and it was the development and expansion of imagination and individualism in literature. What was so important about romanticism was that the Romantics valued feelings over reason and logic like the power of imagination, individual spirit, and the beauty of the natural world. The believes of romanticism was different from deism because it was a cultural movement instead of a political one. There were two groups of romantics, Transcendentalism and Dark Romantics. Transcendentalism writers focused on trying to discover the truth by seeing beyond the physical world and seek out the ideal world. Dark Romantics focused on the conflicts between good and evil, effects of guilt, and dark underside of appearances. 

11th Grade Literature Book (pgs. 204-209; 215)]]> 2018-12-10 17:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bquach1021_2/mcx66uc53z4d/wish/313040755 thnguyen1731_2 https://padlet.com/bquach1021_2/mcx66uc53z4d/wish/313043286 -A group of Romantics that refers to the idea that in determining the ultimate reality of God, the universe, the self, and other important matters, one must transcend, or go beyond, everyday human experience in the physical world. Romanticism and Transcendentalism are similar since they both write with a purpose of emphasized imagination, feeling, individualism, and enthusiasm for nature. They are different because they focus on different literature.
- The important part about Transcendentalism is that they are working to achieve human perfectibility.
-Transcendentalism were against slavery and evil.
-Ralph  Waldo Emerson was the leader he is well known as a influential person from his books and lectures.
Henry David Thoreau was one of the writers along with Emerson and they were sought to inspire people all around with literature.

11th Grade Literature Book (pgs. 204-209; 215)

]]> 2018-12-10 17:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bquach1021_2/mcx66uc53z4d/wish/313043286 bquach1021_2 https://padlet.com/bquach1021_2/mcx66uc53z4d/wish/313059799  -Gothic Literature is known as the darkest form of American Romanticism that was based upon self-destruction. 
-It was referred as dark romanticism since it was used by Emerson for good and evil to balance.
Dark Romantics focused on human fallibility, self-destruction, judgement, punishment, and any psychological effects of guilt and sin in their wrings. Some famous gothic writers during this timer period was Jane Austen, William Blake, and Lord Bryon.

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