Transcendentalism by Sarah Luna

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Transcendentalism

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TRANSCENDENTALISM

BY: SARAH LUNA, YAZMIN GUZMAN, AND DIANA VEGA

TRANSCENDENTALISM 1820S-1830s

A literary movement
A philosophic conception
A way of knowing

: a philosophy which says that thought and spiritual things are more real than ordinary human experience and material things

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CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSCENDENTALISM

Believed in lived closer to nature
Believed in dignity of manual labor
Saw the need for intellectual companions and interest
Emphasized the need for spiritual living
Encouraged reform to awaken and regenerate the spirit

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE PERIOD

Industry boomed as the 19th century began
with many technological innovations

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MAJOR AUTHORS

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Emily Dickinson
Walt Whitman

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HENRY DAVID THOREAU

1817-1862

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

1803-1882

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WALT WHITMAN

1819-1892

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KEY CONCEPTS

Transcendentalism is a form of philosophical idealism
God or the Life Force in the universe can be found everywhere
The transcendentalist rises above the lower animalistic impulses on life
Culture and society tend to corrupt our intuition
Thinking helps us to actuality the authority of our intuition

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GENRE AND STYLE OF THE PERIOD

Free verse
Romanticism
Tone

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THE END

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TRANSCENDENTALISM 1820S-1830s

A literary movement
A philosophic conception
A way of knowing

: a philosophy which says that thought and spiritual things are more real than ordinary human experience and material things

Photo by TranscendentalGenealogist

Sarah Luna