In the mid-nineteenth century,romanticism

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Romanticism was a cultural and artistic movement that originated in Europe and spread to America in the early to mid-nineteenth century. It emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and the beauty of the natural world, and it often rejected traditional religious beliefs and social conventions. It was not consistent with traditional Calvinist assumptions, which emphasized predestination, the sinfulness of humanity, and the need for strict adherence to religious practices. Romanticism also celebrated instincts and the expression of natural desires, so it did not consider them sinful and necessary to repress. Finally, while some important American writers and artists were associated with Romanticism, such as Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe, the movement did not have its origins in the American Midwest.

In the Mid-Nineteenth Century,romanticism