American Romantic nationalism
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American Romantic nationalism was a 19th-century cultural and artistic movement in the United States that celebrated the nation’s revolutionary past, heroic leaders, and unique landscape to foster a distinct American identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Romantic nationalism canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic nationalism
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artistic movement ⓘ cultural movement ⓘ nationalist ideology ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| emergedAfter | American independence ⓘ |
| emergedInContextOf |
early American Republic
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market revolution ⓘ rise of mass politics ⓘ westward expansion ⓘ |
| goal |
creation of a distinct American cultural identity
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legitimation of the American nation‑state ⓘ promotion of patriotic sentiment ⓘ unification of diverse regional cultures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American landscape painting
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American literary nationalism ⓘ nationalist architecture ⓘ nationalist historical fiction ⓘ nationalist popular music ⓘ patriotic historical painting ⓘ patriotic oratory ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration of the American Revolution
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democratic citizenship ⓘ frontier heroism ⓘ heroic founding fathers ⓘ idealization of Native Americans ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ manifest destiny ⓘ moral destiny of the nation ⓘ providential mission of the United States ⓘ republican virtue ⓘ sublime American landscape ⓘ union and national unity ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Civil War–era rhetoric
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American exceptionalism ⓘ American historical memory ⓘ United States national identity ⓘ myth of the American frontier ⓘ myth of the self‑made man ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
Enlightenment ideals ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ
surface form:
European Romanticism
Puritan heritage ⓘ frontier experience ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| relatedTo |
American Civil War memory culture
ⓘ
American Renaissance ⓘ Hudson River School ⓘ Jacksonian era ⓘ
surface form:
Jacksonian democracy
Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
architecture
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historical pageantry ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ painting ⓘ political speeches ⓘ popular theater ⓘ public monuments ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze)