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    Shemekia Dennis SPA 3335 Dr. Brookshaw 27 February‚ 2011 Romanticism in El Matadero Esteban Echeverría‚ who spent five years in Paris before returning to Buenos Aires in 1830 when he became a political agitator against the tyrant Juan Manuel de Rosas‚ is credited with bringing romanticism to Spanish America. As a poet‚ he is remember for his narrative ballad La cautiva‚ the story of a white girl’s escape from enslavemente by nomadic Indians. Echeverría inaugurated the theme of the pampas as

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    few topical inconsistencies‚ including Tom’s Romanticism versus Huck’s Realism. The Romantic

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    Realism vs. Romanticism

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    Realism and romanticism have been writing styles that have been going on for centuries. Realism sprouted from romanticism around the late 1800s when people grew tired relating to the romanticisms “fairy tale” nature. People wanted a fake character going through many things they did on a daily basis. Edna and Hester represent each of these. Hester represents romanticism while Edna represents realism. Both of the characters are women in later times that go through the hardships close to their era.

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    while Dante is unable to stop and stare at the eyes of Beatrice ‚ That represented the guiding star for the hollow men ‚ but they are guideless ‚ because they couldn’t get a hold of it .Therefore ‚ their movement is hubless ‚ guideless which results in a paralised motion done by the hollow men. They couldn’t look into the eyes of those who have crossed to death’s other kingdom. The hollow men are even stuck in what is assimilated to Dante’s Limbo a place of despair where there is no movement

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    Neoclassicism showed life to be more rational than it really was. The Romantics favoured an interest in nature‚ picturesque‚ violent‚ sublime. Unlike Neo_classicism‚ which stood for the order‚ reason‚ tradition‚ society‚ intellect and formal diction‚ Romanticism allowed people to get away from the constrained rational views of life and concentrate on an emotional and sentimental side of humanity. In this movement the emphasis was on emotion‚ passion‚ imagination‚ individual and natural diction. Resulting

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    After reviewing the Romanticism resource page‚ list three characteristics of Romanticism. Also‚ identify three authors of the Romantic period. Using the Transcendentalism resource page‚ list three characteristics of Transcendentalism. How did Transcendentalists feel about nature? What did Transcendentalists feel about the inherent nature of human beings (were humans inherently good or evil)? Transcendentalists believe that individuals "transcend" by learning from and living in harmony

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    Romanticism v Puritanism

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    the story takes place. Throughout the ending chapters one can really see the difference between the Puritan traditions and the incoming Romanticism showing through. Hawthorne‚ being raised a Puritan‚ can portray the strict and dark ways of the Puritans through different characters and actions. One might say that Hester Prynne and Pearl represent the Romanticism at the time because they are so bright and more liberal. Hawthorne shows their light heartedness by saying‚ “Pearl set forth‚ at a great

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    Romanticism in The Scarlet Letter “The Scarlet Letter” written by Nathaniel Hawthorn is a book about a woman named Hester Prynne and her life after she is found guilty of committing adultery. Hawthorn uses romanticism throughout his novel often using symbols‚ fanciful objects and nature. The scarlet A‚ Hester’s daughter pearl and the rose bush are all examples of this. The scarlet A is first described to the reader in Chapter Two. It is very extravagant and decorative despite its purpose; which

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    Explain the features of Romanticism in architecture. In what ways did this differ from the Classical in terms of both style and philosophy? Romanticism also called The Picturesque Style. Romanticism began in the 1790s and lasted through the 1830s‚ Romanticism is largely a movement that grew out of the lingering effects of the revolt against aristocratic rule that began with the French Revolution (Palmer‚ 10 Jun 2011). This essays will analyse both Romanticism and Classicism differences‚ it will also

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    Romanticism and Rationalism Romanticism began in the mid-18th century and reached its height in the 19th century. The Romantic literature of the nineteenth century holds in its topics the ideals of the time period‚ concentrating on emotion‚ nature‚ and the expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the commonality of humankind and‚ while using emotion and nature; the poets and their works shed light on people’s universal natures. Romanticism as a movement declined in the late

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