2nd Test Flashcards
Who wrote
Walden
Henry Daivd Thoreau
Who wrote
THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Who wrote
Civil Disobedience
Henry Daivd Thoreau
Who wrote
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who wrote
Incidents in the life of a slave girl
Harriet Jacobs
Who wrote
The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Who wrote the poem
The Slave-Ships
John Greenleaf Whittier
Who wrote
The Slave Ship
Anonymous
How many parts are there in Emerson’s Universe?
5
In order what are the parts of Emerson’s Universe
Oversoul, Soul, Body, Nature, Society
Define Emerson 1st part of the universe?
Oversoul - all pervading spiritual power from which all things emanate.
What is Emerson 2nd part of the universe?
is it mi?
Soul- Reason, Intuition (ME)
What is Emerson 3rd part of the universe?
is it mi?
Body- Physical, Sensory Knowledge (NOT ME)
What is Emerson 4th part of the universe?
is it mi?
Nature- That which is not made by humans (NOT ME)
What is Emerson 5th part of the universe?
is it mi?
Society- Other humans begins, Institutions (NOT ME)
Transcendentalism was between what years?
1835-1880
Define Transcendentalism
4 main points
- A body of thought
- there are truths that do not have proof
- emotions lead to truth faster than reason
- humans can transcend limits of sense & logic to get higher truth and knowledge
State 9 aspects of Transcendentalism
- reliance on intuition & conscience ( idealism)
- Philosophical Romanticism
- Relationship to god is personal and done Individually
- humans are divine in their own rights
- Delight in nature;Nature is revelation of god
- innate goodness of humans
- Reject too intellectual approach to life
- more power to I’d and not society
- break from tradition & custom
Elements of Emily Dickinson’s poetry
4 points
- end stops & enjamed
- Dashes (-)
- are not named only have numbers
- her originality
3 Transcendentalism beliefs shown in “Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs
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N of FD
The wife 1st tAught him how to read and write and then she stopped, then learns form little boys and ship yard.
Sold to mr covey where he is bet then runs to old master to give him a and home , the old master said ni and told him to go back, he meets another slave adn he tells him about the root and then