Transcendentalism is a philosophical and religious way of thinking that manifested itself in particular, if not necessarily uniform, ways. Though some of its ideas about individualism and nature can be traced to the late eighteenth century and to European thinkers… Read More ›
Southwestern humor is geographically misnamed, as its most prominent writers (not all of them Southwesterners) resided in states and territories as far east as Georgia and as far north as Tennessee. It is sometimes called “frontier” humor because its plots… Read More ›
The terms “Romanticism” and “Romantic” should not be confused with the popular meaning, as pertaining to love. “Romanticism” derives from the genre of the medieval romance, a heroic narrative emphasizing the importance of chivalry and valor in battle. Many Romantic… Read More ›
The Romantic view of the poet as a rebellious visionary whose work cuts across the grain of popular taste does not take into account the other strain in nineteenth-century poetry that confirmed cultural norms and rewarded writers who appealed to… Read More ›
Readers today generally find eighteenth-century poetry less readable than eighteenth-century prose. Yet, most middle-class or upper-class readers and writers of the eighteenth century valued poetry above prose. Members of the elite in particular saw the composition and consumption of poetry… Read More ›
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