Analysis Of Romanticism And Revolutionary Literature

The difference between romanticism and revolutionary literature has to do with individuals. Romanticism emphasizes inspiration and subjectivity of an individual. Revolutionary literature has to do with enlightenment thinkers and individualists that were common. They are different because romanticism is about individuals and Revolutionary literature is about enlightenment thinkers (a community of people). The Romanticism in the Devil and Tom Walker has to do with all of the emotion throughout the story. Romanticism emphasizes who a person is or can be. The beginning of romanticism was in the 1700s in Germany. There were a few major English righters, Madame de Staël and William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth was the major voice of a romanticism movement because he wanted there to be powerful feelings in poetry. They're idea was to have some type of attitude toward art but at the same time not have strict beliefs. A man William Blake had an idea of a “new world” by creating mythical gods and worlds, and critically detailing the oppression of someone. Eugène Delacroix became the leader of the romantic movement after the death of Théodore Géricault. Eugène’s had a huge emphasis on color which mad his art very expressive for a strong feeling. By the 1800’s romanticism was a powerful movement in the western world.

The artists in other countries such as the US and Germany were mainly focused on landscape, the concern of those individualist’s was about nature. Revolutionary literature has to do with enlightenment thinkers and individualists. The interest in nature, freedom, and invention came through in the writings in the Revolutionary period. The colonists developed their own way of speaking so they wouldn’t follow the British style of writing. The best literature was about everyday life in New England. The people that would form a new nation were optimistic, wanted success, curious, reliant on their own powers rather than others. About twenty five years before the revolutionary war, the thing that American kids read was the bible. A few years later there were other entertaining books published. A competition for the bible was the almanac for stories, poetry, advice, and other useful information.

When Benjamin Franklin’s book (poor Richards almanac) was published in 1732 it became the most famous book. "Eat to live, and not live to eat"; "He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas"; "Little strokes fell big oaks"; and "Early to bed and early to rise/Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." By the mid-1700s most American colonies had printing presses. Even after all of the books that America had, kids still looked toward England for their books. John Newberry was a publisher that had the best effect on children for literature. He started publishing books in the mid-1740s about education and good behavior and manners. Schoolbooks came from England but only the wealthy had access to them. A man named James Otis published The Rights of British Colonists Asserted and Proved in 1764. James Otis hated the stamp act, a tax law that was passed by the British. The stamp act caused a greater amount of writings of a political nature.

The Romanticism in the Devil and Tom Walker has to do with all the emotion throughout the story. The Devil and Tom Walker was a story written in a period of Puritanism. It was a time when people should be loyal to God, but in this story it was about self-indulgence. When Tom first met the devil and heard the deal that the devil was offering, Tom denies and fights the urge for the treasure. After a lot of thinking tom has finally given in to greed and takes the devils deal. Tom felt as if he was never loved in his life, and in that empty romantic place in his mind he wondered what the consequences would be if he made a deal with the devil. The devil was urgent to emotion more than reasoning. The devil offered solutions to the problems that Tom and his wife were struggling with. They were solutions that appealing to desire that no one else could offer. The devil uses Tom and his wife's imagination to explore their desires. The devils romantic part to the story is that he loves his reputation and wants to continue. Toms wife is very similar to the devil; she only desires more things in her life. She does not like the life that she already has because he is poor and doesn’t like her husband. When the devil shows her the offer that she has, she could not ignore it because of all the things she imagined she could do with the treasure. She mostly wanted to get out of the life she had, and she earned it by death from the devil. In conclusion, Romanticism emphasizes who a person can be, Madame de Staël and William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth was the major voice of a romanticism movement because he wanted there to be powerful feelings in poetry. They're idea was to have some type of attitude toward art but at the same time not have strict beliefs. Second, Revolutionary literature has to do with enlightenment thinkers and individualists. The interest in nature, freedom, and invention came through in the writings in the Revolutionary period. The people that would form a new nation were optimistic, wanted success, curious, reliant on their own powers rather than others.

Finally, The Romanticism in the Devil and Tom Walker has to do with all the emotion throughout the story. Tom denies and fights the urge for the treasure. After a lot of thinking tom has finally given in to greed and takes the devils deal. The devil was urgent to emotion more than reasoning. The devil offered solutions to the problems that Tom and his wife were struggling with. Tom’s wife only desires more things in her life. She mostly wanted to get out of the life she had, and she earned it by death from the devil.