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American and British Literature

ing both British and American literature was the French Revolution. Both countries responded to that revolution with optimism, as it represented a downtrodden people turning the tables on their oppressors and having their freedom and human dignity restored. Freedom from political oppression brought a fresh aspect of joy and hope to the countries and their literature. From this upturn, the romantic movement was born.

In the romantic movement, we can see some areas of greater divergence between British and American literature. In England with the British romantic poets, the literature was full of strong emotions, took an imaginative turn, and was deliberately set free from the restricting classical rules and regulations that had previously governed art forms. Even rebellion against social conventio

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American and British Literature. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 15:26, March 28, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1706387.html