PPT-Transcendentalism What is it?

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. 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. 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. *Turn in any late work!. *Take out your Nature worksheets from yesterday, your piece of nature from HW, and your vocabulary Book! . *What words come to mind about your piece of nature? How would you describe it? How does it make you feel?. Differentiate between . American Romanticism . and . American Dark Romanticism . by defining both in one sentence. . Romantics vs. Dark Romantics. American Romantic . authors celebrated and portrayed nature and individual reflection as a rejuvenating departure from the evils of overcrowded urban life.. “ 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”.. Transcend: to go beyond. What is transcendentalism?. Philosophy that began in the 1830’s . Mostly consisted of New Englanders (i.e. Transcendental . C. lub of Boston, headed by Ralph Waldo Emerson). 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.. Self Reflections. Pick up the sheet provided and prepare to move outside for class.. Using the questions provided, generate responses in your ISN.. After 10-20 minutes, share your ideas with a group of at least 2 peers.. The ideal spiritual state that transcends the physical/empirical is only realized through intuition (not religion). Prominent Authors. Emerson. Thoreau. Brownson. Clarke. Fuller. Parker. Peabody. Ripley. Jordan Thomas and . Diondra. Lawson. Pre-Research: Characteristics of Transcendentalism. Nature. Intuition. Religion. Idealism. Self-reliance. Nonconformity. Living in the present. Looking towards the future. 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? . Gothic Literature movement. Dark Romanticism. A literary subgenre of Romantic Literature that emerged from the transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.. Works in the dark romantic spirit were influenced by Transcendentalism, but did not entirely embrace the ideas of Transcendentalism. . 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..