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0a.American Romanticism was influenced by its English and European counterpart since it was originated from those places. The American writers shared some standard features with the Enalish Romanticists.
i.They revolted against the literary forms and ideas of the period of classicism by developing some relatively new forms of fiction or poetry.
ii.They emphasize the imaginative and emotional qualities of literature, which include liking the picturesque, exotic, sensual，sensational, and supernatural things,
iii.The Americans also emphasized the free expression of emotions and displayed increasing attention to the psychic states of their characters. Heroes and heroines exhibited extremes of sensitivity and excitement.
1.The strong tendency to exalt the individual and the ordinary person was almost a national religion in America.
2.Writers like Freneau, Bryant, and Cooper showed a great interest in the external nature of their respective works.
3.The literary use of the more colorful aspects of the past was also to be found in Irving's effort to exploit the legends of the Hudson River region and Cooper's long series of historical tales.
b.In short, American Romanticism is, in a certain way, derivative.
