LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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loved mathematics
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became associated with anti-semantic movements in Europe
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were born into wealthy families
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Were considered great American poems of the Renaissance
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Detailed explanation-1: -Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born at the family’s homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830, into a prominent, but not wealthy, family. Her father, Edward Dickinson was a lawyer in Amherst and a trustee of Amherst College.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dickinson’s relationship to her mother was conflicted, yet close. In a letter to a friend, she thanked her for her kindness to her sister, Lavinia, acknowledging that, “She has no Father and Mother but me and I have no Parents, but her” (Letter 391).
Detailed explanation-3: -Washington Irving was one of the most famous American authors of the nineteenth century. While he is primarily remembered for short stories such as “Rip van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, ” he also penned an extensive biography of George Washington.
Detailed explanation-4: -Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were both poets of the nineteenth century. The similar poems that they wrote were based on Nature, death, and immortality.