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Dark Romanticism Era

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  • How did the Industrial Revolution change people's lives?
    Longer work days, transportation, factories, inventions like the light bulb
  • What did Washington Irving write that we read?
    The Devil and Tom Walker
  • Who was president during this time?
    President Lincoln
  • Who was a major author during this time that gained popularity in Europe?
    Washington Irving
  • When was the Dark Romanticism Era
    1840-1860
  • What war was about to begin at the end of this era?
    Civil War
  • What was the main point of The Devil and Tom Walker?
    answers vary
  • What were the four beliefs of Dark Romanticists?
    That death was inescapable, isolation was good for the soul, nature reveals dark truths (supernatural forces), humans are bad at their core
  • What are the common genres during Dark Romanticism?
    Poetry, short stories, novels
  • What disease was spreading during this time?
    Tuberculosis
  • They often wrote _________________ tales to caution or warn the reader about the dark side of human nature.
    cautionary
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