James Fenimore Cooper
Author
American · 19th century
American Romantic author who wrote the Leatherstocking Tales, including The Last of the Mohicans.
Connection to Taylor Swift
Cited by Uncle Jerry as an example of American Romanticism, Cooper's Romantic heroes embody the same individualism, love of nature, and retreat from society that Taylor channels in the lakes.
Notable Works
- The Last of the Mohicans, The Deerslayer, The Pathfinder
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Context within the Archive
The Last of the Mohicans
Angela & Uncle Jerry cite Cooper's Leatherstocking novels, The Last of the Mohicans foremost, as the American Romantic example paralleling the same Romantic impulse Taylor channels in the lakes: the romantic hero as individual, the love of nature, the retreat from mechanised society. Uncle Jerry names Cooper explicitly as a romantic author who 'writes the Leatherstocking series.'
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