romanticism

Romanticism

• An American Literary movement that elevated the individual, the passions, and the inner life. It stressed strong emotion, imagination, freedom from classical correctness in art forms, and rebellion against social conventions.

• Add to your vocab sheet!• Read pg 2 of your packet and answer the

question that follows

Washington Irving

• ““The Devil and Tom Walker”;The Devil and Tom Walker”; “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”; “Rip Van Winkle”

• First American writer to achieve an First American writer to achieve an international reputationinternational reputation

• Spent quite a bit of time abroad; people question his patriotism; however, Irving’s writings and personal feelings are clearly American

Faust Legend:

• A tale about a man who sells his soul to the devil for earthly benefits. Each retelling involves a person who trades his soul for experience, knowledge, or treasure. Endings vary with the protagonist either,– Doomed to failure– Redeemed by virtues

Significance?

• Washington Irving’s success marked the beginning of a distinctly American literary heritage. He retold the Faust legend (German) in a noticeably American way.

The Faust Legend

Cultural Applicability

The Crossroads• Crossroad Blues

(Robert Johnson)• The Road Not Taken

(Robert Frost)

•What do the speakers in each of the pieces have in common? •Summarize the main idea of each work in one line (cite key words from the text of each to support). •If you were to interview both Robert Johnson and Robert Frost, what would you ask them about their respective dilemmas?•What conclusions can you draw about the different “paths” that each ends up taking? •What choice would you have made given the same experience with “crossroads” decisions? Describe a decision you’ve had to make that was like standing at a crossroads.

Faust Legend

• A tale about a man who sells his soul to the devil for earthly benefits. Each retelling involves a person who trades his soul for experience, knowledge, or treasure. Endings vary with the protagonist either,– Doomed to failure– Redeemed by virtues

Distinctly American

• Faust was a GermanGerman protagonistprotagonist. Irving makes his protagonist and his story distinctly distinctly AmericanAmerican. What are some ways he might do that?

• Create a chart and fill it in asking yourself—how did he make it American?

Setting:Setting:

Characters:Characters:

Plot: Plot:

Symbols: Symbols:

Devil: Devil:

Deal: Deal:

• Marked the beginning of a distinctly American literary heritage.

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

The Charlie Daniel’s Band

Packet page 4

Compare/Contrast

The Devil and Tom Walker

Similarities “The Devil went Down to Georgia

Characters

Conflict

Plot

Resolution

How can it apply to all cultures How can it apply to all cultures and all humans?and all humans?

1. Chinese/Eastern culture2. African cultures3. Indian cultures4. South American cultures5. “Southern” culture6. Hip Hop culture7. Upper class culture8. Political culture9. High School culture10. Business culture

Choose one of these cultures and BREIFLY describe how you COULD create a Faust Legend that reflected the cultural values.

Ex. Hollywood: An actress (let’s say…Lindsay Lohan)…might sell her soul to acquire better acting skills thereby proving her worthy to be in Hollywood.

“Faust”

Literal Figurative

Michael Vick

• Sold out morality

• Paid the price

• Redeemed or Doomed?

Your Turn Step 1

• Create your own example of the Faust legend. You may:– Complete art work

• Not just a stick figure on a piece of notebook paper ART work

– Collect news articles • Organize into a poster or PowerPoint

– Create a poem or song lyrics • Have a rough draft and a final copy

– Write a contemporary short story

Create a presentation outline to present Monday • Introduce yourself (be unique; grab attention;

don’t bore us to death)• Introduce your project

– Project you chose– Why you chose that one (and because it took less

time is not a good thing to say)– What your inspiration was

• Explain your project in detail (put details in logical order

» Ask if anyone has questions (Wait and then answer)

• Thank your audience (be unique)

Your Turn Step 2 Present

Questions?

Good Luck! You’ll do great!