PPT-American Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature religion culture and philosophy emerged in New England in the earlyto mid 1800s Influences Greek philosopher Plato who believed that ideas not things are the most important element in life. 57375Doyle brPage 2br OO KS CHALLENGED R BANNED 2O122O13 Banned Books Week 2013 is celebrating more than thirty years of the freedom to read This freedom not only to choose what we read but also to select from a full array of possibilities is 64257rm 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.. 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. Study Guide . Arduous . Adj.. Very difficult . Rectitude . Noun . Correctness . EX: One must have moral . rectitude . to serve as a youth pastor. . Prevalent . Adj. . Widespread. Frequent . Obliterate . “ 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. 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]. 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.. 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.. 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?. Welcome to October – Time to turn it up a notch!!!!. Thoreau Re-Cap. How did the two biographical pieces differ? . Did you talk about this yesterday? Why not?. How did the excerpts from . Walden.