After the revolutionary, America experienced great political, economical, and social changes. Because of these changes, a spirit of nationalism developed. This sense of nationalism was created in literature as well. There was a shift from classicism, which emphasized reason over imagination, to romanticism, which emphasized emotions and the individual. Authors of the early 1800’s used a faith in nature, the past, and human psychology to express the ideals of romantic literature. A faith in nature …showed first 75 words of 728 total…

…showed last 75 words of 728 total…this, Poe is using psychology to get inside the reader’s head and scare them with the words he uses. The literature of the early 1800’s used human psychology in the past, and a faith in nature to express the psychology of Romanticism. The shift from Classicism to Romanticism allowed authors to express themselves more creatively. Stories and poems, therefore, became more adventurous, intriquing, and exciting. Because of Romanticism, a new national literature was developed.