Romanticism in American Literature

Lecture on how the social, political, and cultural landscape of post-revolutionary period influenced the literary works of the times. The reason that this topic is useful for you is that post-revolutionary era ushered in new thinking, a new literary genre, novels, short stories and poems began to emerge. Literary works of the period laid more emphasis on emotion, passion, individuality, romance, imagination which still continue to influence American writers to date. Use Rip Van Winkle as an example of a hero in literature.