PPT-Could Transcendentalism be a Thing?

By Kiera Rae amp Jacob Smith What is Transcendentalism Transcendentalism is a religious movement that arose around the 18201830s Based around a set of beliefs people who followed these beliefs believed in self reliance and being one with nature This movement was started to combat the way the government was going and to embrace ones self and spirituality. Themes of Transcendentalism. N. onconformity. . Simplicity. . Self . reliance . . Importance of . nature. Importance of the . individual. Confidence. Into the Wild. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0_lp_PIYL0. How to Write a Quote Analysis. About writing a quote analysis…. How you probably feel right now…. How I want you to feel…. The Quote. “. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.. An APHORISM is a brief cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. . Emerson’s style is . aphoristic. , in other words he incorporates many . quotable . sayings into his essays.. The 60’s (1800’s style). Get your Composition Notebooks. Out, please!. Romantics and Transcendentalism . Both movements . emphasized an aesthetic experience identifying new emotions . such as . anxiety, awe, terror, and horror. Transcendentalism. Thursday, September 20. Aim: What are the defining principles of transcendentalism?. Objectives:. Discuss the commonality we all share in this class, even through diverse backgrounds. “ It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, always do what you are afraid to do.”. - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalism. Emerson first expressed his philosophy in his essay “Nature”.. Poe, Irvin, Hawthorn, Emerson, . Thoreau. , Whitman, etc... Romanticism. A literary movement originally “invented” by European writers that was then adopted and popularized by American writers in the early 1800s. SchoolRoom. Poets, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Optimists & Pessimists. Romanticism . Individualism. Nature. Imagination. Distant. SchoolRoom. poets. -Taught in a school. -Memorized. -Cultural provincialism [Universality]. Ideas of Transcendentalism. N. onconformity. . Simplicity. . Self . reliance . . Importance of . nature. Importance of the . individual. Confidence. Transcendental Ideas. in Music. There are many popular songs that express transcendental themes.. A 19. th. century literary and philosophical movement, based in New England, claiming that the individual conscience and intuition are key to finding truth, rather than the basic senses and logical reason.. Father of Transcendentalism . Famous Quotes. The only way to have a friend is to be one” . “To be great is to be misunderstood” . “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” . and try to figure out what the term “transcendentalism” might mean.. With a partner, make . a . list on your board: . What . does a person have to . believe. in order to be a transcendentalist? . . i. n American Literature. 1800-1870. http://www.honors.uiuc.edu/eng255/lectures/12-13.html. Historical and Cultural Background. Write down the essential questions. :. What is the relationship between place and literature?. They struggled to define spirituality and religion in light of the spread of deism / Unitarianism, and the reason and logic of the Enlightenment.. An argument against traditional religious views had come out of the religion largely based on the work of John Locke..