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LITERATURA PART 2- information about authors (oprócz Whitman i Dickin
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first American writer who received international fameWashington Irving
prosperous merchant family in New YorkWashington Irving
had a debut by contributing 9 essays to the Morning Chronicle newspaperWashington Irving
in 1804 left for EuropeWashington Irving
altogether he spent 1/3 of his life in EuropeWashington Irving
in 1806 he returned homeWashington Irving
began to publish SalmagundiWashington
a series of satirical essays concerned with New York societySalmagundi
went to England and remained there for 17 yearsWashinton Irving
1830 a medal from a Royal society of a literatureWashington Irving
1831 honorary decorate at OxfordWashington Irving
creater of a myth of the American WestJames Fenimore Cooper
best known for his narratives about the American frontierJames Fenimore Cooper
founding father of the American historical novelJames Fenimore Coooper
helped to develop and popularise sea novel, novel of manners, political satire and allegoryJames Fenimore Coooper
born in New Jersey and grew up in CooperstownJames Fenimore Coooper
educated at local school in AlbanyJames Fenimore Coooper
went to Yale but spent only 2 years and was expelledJames Fenimore Coooper
served at sea for 5 yearsJames Fenimore Coooper
challenged by wife wrote sea novelJames Fenimore Coooper
leading American poet of the earlier half of the 19th centuryWilliam Cullen Bryant
spent most of his adult life as a newspaper editor in New York CityWilliam Cullen Bryant
most of his best poetry written while he was 40William Cullen Bryant
deliberate artist (wszystko przemyśli nim zrobi)Edgar Allan Poe
tales of mystery and macabreEdgar Allan Poe
inventor of detective fiction genreEdgar Allan Poe
born in Boston and orphaned at the age of 2Edgar Allan Poe
went to University of Virginia in 1826 and soon quit because of debtsEdgar Allan Poe
served in army for 2 yearsEdgar Allan Poe
entered Military Academy and then was expelledEdgar Allan Poe
wrote short stories for financial reasonsEdgar Allan Poe
became editor of the Southern Literary MessengerEdgar Allan Poe
he had drinking problemsEdgar Allan Poe
marry his aunt's daughter who was 13 at the timeEdgar Allan Poe
went to Philadelphia (most fruitful time in his career)Edgar Allan Poe
depression, poverty and temporary mental instabilityEdgar Allan Poe
attempted suicideEdgar Allan Poe
death &beauty&alienation&deceptionEdgar Allan Poe
man driven by two powerful impulses: heart and mindNathaniel Hawthorne
concerned with moralityNathaniel Hawthorne
haunted by the pastNathaniel Hawthorne
his greatness recognized after his deathHerman Melville
pessimisticHerman Melville
left school at the age of 15Herman Melville
at 19 sailed to Liverpool as cabin boyHerman Melville
18-month voyage in the South Seas, Tahiti, HonoluluHerman Melville
criticism of missionariesHerman Melville
antislaver writerHarriet Beecher Stowe
appeal to female readersHarriet Beecher Stowe
slavery destroys family and is a sinHarriet Beecher Stowe
first truly American thinkerRalph Waldo Emerson
to experience the union with nature we must be separated from the distractionsRalph Waldo Emerson
nature means morality, nature is product of spiritRalph Waldo Emerson
edited Transcendentalists' magazine "The Dial"Margaret Fuller
challenges gender stereotypesMargaret Fuller
wrote to inspire,liberate,transformHenry David Thoreau
Walden, a record of 2 years spent out of civilisationHenry David Thoreau