PPT-Wednesday, 10/5 Transcendentalism, Thoreau & Dark Romanticism

Welcome to October Time to turn it up a notch Thoreau ReCap How did the two biographical pieces differ Did you talk about this yesterday Why not How did the excerpts from Walden. Three rules:. It should be the same dimensions as Thoreau’s cabin, 15’ x 10’ (2 boxes = 1 foot).. No electricity, gasoline, propane, hamster wheels, etc. . No human housemates.. Consider the following:. 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.. 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.. Is there a justifiable reason to kill another person? Why or why not?. Heroic despair: . hero strays from traditional ideals. Women. don’t fulfill traditional roles. Villain: . often misunderstood and lonely. Transcendentalism. Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in . literature. , . religion. , . culture. , and . philosophy. emerged in New England in the early-to mid 1800’s.. Influences:. Greek philosopher, Plato, who believed that ideas not “things” are the most important element in life.. 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. Light Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism . Romanticism as a Journey. Away from . Corruption of civilization. Limits of rational thought. Romanticism as a Journey. Toward. Integrity of nature. SchoolRoom. Poets, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Optimists & Pessimists. Romanticism . Individualism. Nature. Imagination. Distant. SchoolRoom. poets. -Taught in a school. -Memorized. -Cultural provincialism [Universality]. By Kiera Rae & Jacob Smith. What is Transcendentalism?. Transcendentalism is a religious movement that arose around the 1820-1830s. 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.. 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.. Gothic Literature movement. Dark Romanticism. A literary subgenre of Romantic Literature that emerged from the transcendental philosophical movement popular in nineteenth-century America.. The Dark Romantics adapted images of anthropomorphized evil in the form of Satan, devils, . A life of principle. A. n American author, essayist, poet, Transcendentalist and naturalist. He is best known for his book . Walden. , a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, . Definition:. Dark romanticism which focuses on perceived darkness in the human soul and the embrace of sin and evil in the society.. Origin. Began during social upheaval in England. Idealistic views of economic and political conditions contradicted realistic state of economy and politics.