Romanticism Vs Emerson
Romanticism VS Emerson
The time era that span between the 1800’s to 1850 is known as the Romanticism era. As the industrial revolution started to take place, man for the first time began to realize just how beautiful nature really was. Heavy machinery and industrial buildings started to span the skyline, as opposed to previous blooming trees. This change in scenery began a shift in the focus of literature as it became a subject of many Romantic poets. In addition to the beauty of nature, The Romanticism era also focused on the beauty inside of one’s self. One of the most famous writers during this time was known as Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson wrote about the self-worth of man and how man has everything he needs to succeed within himself. At first glance it would seem that the two subjects have nothing in common. Emerson was very much concerned with the self which could be considered to be part enlightenment way of thinking. Whereas Romanticism was a direct response to very popular enlightenment ideas of the time since they focused on more personal, emotional, and natural themes. However, when comparing Emerson to Romantic poetry, there are many of the same romantic ideas, and themes.
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A couple of his works explained that perceptions of one’s senses must be transcended to reach ones true spiritual reality. This can been seen in Whitman’s poem Passage to India. In the poem Whitman comments on man kinds modern marvels, and the engineering advances mankind has succeeded in. The entire poem is basically a tribute to the courageous spirit in the Americas for seeking a passage to India. By using one’s body and creating unimaginable physical engineering works, man has also become spiritually successful. Like Emerson, Whitman finds truth in individualism so his thoughts in poetry often lack being systematical, and instead come straight from his
The time era that span between the 1800’s to 1850 is known as the Romanticism era. As the industrial revolution started to take place, man for the first time began to realize just how beautiful nature really was. Heavy machinery and industrial buildings started to span the skyline, as opposed to previous blooming trees. This change in scenery began a shift in the focus of literature as it became a subject of many Romantic poets. In addition to the beauty of nature, The Romanticism era also focused on the beauty inside of one’s self. One of the most famous writers during this time was known as Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson wrote about the self-worth of man and how man has everything he needs to succeed within himself. At first glance it would seem that the two subjects have nothing in common. Emerson was very much concerned with the self which could be considered to be part enlightenment way of thinking. Whereas Romanticism was a direct response to very popular enlightenment ideas of the time since they focused on more personal, emotional, and natural themes. However, when comparing Emerson to Romantic poetry, there are many of the same romantic ideas, and themes.
When thinking about Emerson being a romantic …show more content…
A couple of his works explained that perceptions of one’s senses must be transcended to reach ones true spiritual reality. This can been seen in Whitman’s poem Passage to India. In the poem Whitman comments on man kinds modern marvels, and the engineering advances mankind has succeeded in. The entire poem is basically a tribute to the courageous spirit in the Americas for seeking a passage to India. By using one’s body and creating unimaginable physical engineering works, man has also become spiritually successful. Like Emerson, Whitman finds truth in individualism so his thoughts in poetry often lack being systematical, and instead come straight from his