Concise explanation of the term "Fireside poets" (also called the "schoolroom" or "household" poets). It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement, and it discusses many of the important figures including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,...

This lesson is an introduction to a unit on American Romanticism, from about 1800 to 1850. It defines the types of writing of the period and the power of poetry including the Fireside Poets: Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier, Lowell, and...