Transcendentalism Flashcards
What are Utopias?
“Perfect communities” that sprang up during this time of perfection.
Transcendentalism was derived from _____________.
the German philosopher, Immanel Knat
Transcendentalists believed what?
that man was inherently good
What was Ralph Waldo Emerson’s career?
essayist, poet, orator, and philosopher
According to Emerson, what becomes transparent because he is ONE with nature?
transparent eyeball
What does Self-Reliance say?
Trust thyself and be self-reliant
Thoreau became a ________ and shortly after ____________.
teacher; reaching a disagreement with the school board opened up his own school with his brother.
Where did Henry David Thoreau graduate?
Harvard
Thoreau was jailed due to __________________.
his refusal to pay taxes that funded the Mexican-War.
According to Thoreau, he went to live in the ____ to live ______.
woods; deliberately
2 Anti-Transcendentalist writers
Hawthorne and Melville
Hawthorne and Melville can be viewed as ______.
the two most notorious anti-transcendentalists
Hawthorne and Melville believed that the transcendentalists had a much too ________.
rosy outlook on life
3 defining principles of Anti-Transcendentalist
- Nature is indifferent, unforgiving, and often unexplainable.
- People possess the potential for both good and evil.
- The truth of existence is elusive.
Where was Hawthorne born?
Salem, Massachuseets
