Spiritual Sublimity and Romantic sensibility the Saga of Art Depicted in the Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Abstract

The artistic exuberance, earlier to nineteenth century, was shrouded under the influence of religion and politics. Religion sabotaged the progress of artistic forms restricting it to place of worship and royal palaces. The art forms, during the period of early civilization, mainly depicted the scenes of religious importance and the valour of monarchs. It took all most some centuries for art and artist to break these shackles and parade into the life of a common man. American culture copied the western and orient cultures encouraged the models depicting the importance of religion