Preromantic fiction and American Romanticism-major writers-opracowanie

Preromantic fiction and American Romanticism - major writers
Charles Brockden Brown
“Wieland” (1798)
Developed interest in strange mental states and inner disorders
The innocent American paradise is laden with dark secrets.
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Major works:
“A History of New York” (1809)
“The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” (1819) - including “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) - his father founded a city
“The Deerslayer” - The First War Path
“The Last of the Mohicans” - A Narrative of 1757
“The Pathfinder” - The Inland Sea
“The Pioneers” - The Sources of the Susquehanna; A Description Tale
“The Praire” A Tale
He was the first American novelist to achieve worldwide fame. His stories were translated into foreign languages as soon as they were published. He wrote about American Indians and pioneers in the forests and sailors on the high seas.
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