All things must change to something new, to something strange. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Learning Outcomes

“Kindred Spirits” oil painting by Asher Durand, 1849

• Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Romantic period; explain key concepts and terms (e.g., the sentimental)
• Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Romantic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors/works
• Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Gothic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors/works
• Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of transcendental literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors/works
• Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of abolitionist literature and slave narratives; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors/works