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    Romanticism and Classicism

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    There are two distinctive tendencies in the history of literature—Classicand Romantic. At some period in the history of Literature one tendency dominates‚ and then it is followed by the predominance of the other tendency‚ and in this manner they appear alternately‚ one following the other. In the history of English literature‚ the Elizabethan period may be called the first Romantic period‚ dominated by Marlowe‚ Shakespeare‚ Spenser and others. It was followed by the Classical period in the eighteenth

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    “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” The Crucible‚ and Transcendentalism Name: ________________________ Per: _____ Date: _____________ “The Devil and Tom Walker” takes place in an area near the Salem witch trials (outside of Boston) and about 30 years after. Think about how “The Devil and Tom Walker” is a reaction against those Puritan times and how it marks a movement towards transcendentalism by completing the graphic organizer. Keep in mind how one movement looks back upon another. Nature | The PuritansThe

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    Romanticism and Realism

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    Romanticism and Realism Romanticism: [pic] Francisco De Goya. “The Third of May 1808” Oil on Canvas - Imagination and emotion are more valuable than reason. The romantics championed the struggle for human liberty. They celebrated nature‚ rural life‚ common people‚ exotic subjects in art and literature. - Era: Industrial and French Revolutions - Technique: Dramatic scenes of nature or man and ideal landscapes. - Artists: Goya‚ Delacroix‚ Constable‚ Duncauson

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    An American businessman and technology visionary‚ Steve Jobs‚ has a huge influence on the idea of never giving up. In his early days‚ he had ideas and wanted to make a change in technology and the world itself. However‚ his ideas upon inventing the iPhone were all rejected; moreover‚ big companies like Windows disagreed with his inventions and refused to work with him. Consequently‚ he was self-motivated; he wanted to revolutionize the world of technological. In fact‚ he dropped out of collage after

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    November 2017 Are transcendentalists ideas dangerous? G. W. Cooke (1903‚ repr. 1971) and P. Miller (1950; 1957‚ repr. 1981) This article basically defines the word Transcendentalism. The meaning of the word in literature is a philosophical and literary movement that flourished in New England from about 1836 to 1860. Transcendentalism originated in small groups that consisted of intellectuals who were reacting against the orthodoxy of “Calvinism”(the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and

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    Baroque and Romanticism

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    com/arthistory/c17th-mid19th/baroque.htm) An example of Baroque art is The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew . This painting is about what was going on in that time. The artist‚ Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ painted about what was going on in that time in society. Romanticism was big on individualism‚ subjectivism‚ irrationalism‚ imagination‚ emotions and nature - emotion over reason and senses over intellect. Romantic artists were more interested in things like inner struggle and passion‚ not on things that were going

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    Transcendentalism and Transcendental Meditation "The Transcendentalist adopts the whole connection of spiritual doctrine. He believes in miracle‚ in the perpetual openness of the human mind to new influx of light and power; he believes in inspiration‚ and in ecstasy."(Emerson 196). These two lines written by Ralph Waldo Emerson exemplify the whole movement of transcendentalist writers and what they believed in. Though to the writers‚ transcendentalism was a fight for a belief‚ unknown to them

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    Pre-Romanticism

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    Pre-romanticism - preceded by Neoclassicism (1660-1780) - 1660 John Dryden - 1780 – deterioration‚ Johnson died - Prescribed forms‚ language – all artificial William Blake (1757-1827) - London - After Neoclassicism - Earlier than other writers - Left London only once in life - Son of lousier - Self-taught ; painter‚ illustrator for a living - Attended Royal Academy if Arts (not wanting to succumb ro tules Sir John Reynolds who set the rules for painters‚ WB didn’t obey‚ left)4 -

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    Transcendentalism and Anti-Transcendentalism have almost polar opposite views of human nature. They have opposing views on acquiring wisdom and trust. Also‚ Transcendentalism and Anti transcendentalism have conflicting optimistic and pessimistic views. Transcendentalism has a very optimistic view of human nature. Transcendentalists believe that people are for the sake of a better word good. They also believe that you should trust in yourself and only yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson states‚ “To

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    21 April 2013 Transcendentalism in Modern America America has always been a different type of country; from the day it fought the British in 1776 to the consumerist America of today. It broke the norm of having a monarch who consolidated power‚ and instead gave that power to the people. These very important pieces of American history helped spark the transcendentalist movement‚ as it was the first literary movement in the United States. Transcendentalism‚ through the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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