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1818: Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein.
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1819: Lord Byron publishes Don Juan
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The romantic period of American literature took place from 1830 to 1870 and emphasized nature, symbolism, transcendentalism, and individualism
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the American and French Revolutions,
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coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837.
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Freedom of form and design.
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Strauss's most famous single composition is An der schönen blauen Donau (1867; The Blue Danube), the main theme of which became one of the best-known tunes in 19th-century music.
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The 1917s and 1921s are the best decades for music, according to results from a YouGovAmerica poll. Among U.S. adults, 70s and 80s music were the best decades for music with 21% and 22% of the vote respectively.