The American Renaissance overlapped the time period, in which American writers were trying to____________?
Correct answer: D. Romanticism; define themselves and their writing style as independent from England.
- A. Postmodern; end slavery.
- B. Colonial; end patriotism for England.
- C. Modernism; end individualism.
- D. Romanticism; define themselves and their writing style as independent from England.
Explanation
The American Renaissance developed during the Romantic period, when writers such as Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman sought a distinct American voice rather than dependence on English models. Therefore option d combines both the period and its literary aim.
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