During the American Revolution, romanticism became popular, and some of the characteristics include ordinary men becoming heroes, heightened emotions and imaginative scenarios. Examples of American romanticist writers include Emily Dickinson, Margaret Fuller and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Some of the key characteristics of American Revolution literature include:
- Scenarios that are highly imaginative and subjective
- Heightened emotions
- Escapism
- Ordinary men becoming heroes
- Nature acting as a place where people could seek solace and spirituality
During this era, literature in America became known as American romanticism. During this time, writers went against the previous age of piety and reason to develop work that contrasted spontaneity with sensibility. It is important not to confuse American romanticism with the period that followed, which was simply the romantic period.
