OUTLINEWriters throughout history have always influenced or been influenced by the era in which they live. Many famous authors were born during the Age of Discovery and the Romantic period of which they had very distinctive writing styles that remained true to their era. To find the differences between the two eras, it is important to understand the era in which the literature was written, the writing style, and the subject matter.I. IntroductionII. Description of two erasA. The Age of EnlightenmentB. Romantic period III. Writing StylesA. The Age of Enlightenmenta) Thomas Paine “Common Sense”b) Ben Franklin “Poor Richards Almanack”B. Romantic perioda) Ralph Waldo Emerson “Nature”b) Edgar Alan Poe “The Raven”IV. ObjectA. The Age of Enlightenmenta) Thomas Paine “Common Sense”b) Thomas Paine “The American Crisis”B. Romantic perioda) James Fenmore Cooper1. “The Last of the Mohicans”b) Henry David Thoreau “Civil DisobedienceWriters throughout history have always influenced or been influenced by the era in which they live. Many famous authors arose during the Age of Discovery and the Romantic period, all of whom had very distinctive writing styles that were true to their era. To find the differences between the two eras, it is important to understand the era, in which the literature was written, the writing style, and the topic. During the Age of Enlightenment people began to reform society using reason, challenging the ideas of tyranny and the Roman Catholic Church. People for the first time began to advance knowledge through the use of the scientific method. Enlightenment thought had a huge impact on culture, politics and g...... center of paper ...... and people began to become sceptical, freethinking and slightly rebellious during the Romantic period . Works Cited Perkins Giorgio, Barbara. The American Tradition in Literature, 12th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009. “Common Sense” Print. The American Tradition in Literature, 12th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009. Print“Nature”. The American Tradition in Literature, 12th ed. New York: McGraw Hill 2009. Print “American Crisis”. The American Tradition in Literature, 12th ed. New York: McGraw Hill 2009. Print “The Crow”. The American Tradition in Literature, 12th ed. New York: McGraw Hill 2009. Print “Civil Disobedience.” The American Tradition in Literature, 12th ed. New York: McGraw Hill 2009. PrintPerkins George, Barbara. The American Tradition in Literature, 12th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009. Print