English 1101
*Henry David Thoreau: He’s the most important transcendentalist. One has to self-identify first. -Style VS. Philosophy
• Belief in the “Oversoul” (shared metaphysical human connectedness)
• Some has to have spiritualism. (Focal point of human essence, Tuning in, tuning into the oversoul moment)
• Independent, eclectic = you have a better understand of others than others.
Men Say They Know Many Things
Men say they know many things;
But lo! they have taken wings, —
The arts and sciences,
And a thousand appliances;
The wind that blows
Is all that any body knows.
• Saying and Knowing = different
• Appliances = technology
• “Any” “Body” = human experience, separation: different kinds of knowledge
I Was Made Erect and Lone
I was made erect and lone,
And within me is the bone;
Still my vision will be clear,
Still my life will not be drear,
To the center all is near.
Where I sit there is my throne.
If age choose to sit apart,
If age choose, give me the start,
Take the sap and leave the heart.
• born alone and dying alone
• Mortality =
• Romantic Idea – own definition of yourself
Shut Not Your Doors
*Libraries:
*”The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything” =
*Latencies:
One’s Self I sing
*This balance btw individual and collective
*Female & Male = Binary
*Understanding similarity and connections
As Adam, Early in the Morning *”Touch me-touch the palm of your hand to my Body as I pass;” = reminds of Eve *Connection to human life, sensory human connection, touching their skins = everyman I AM YOU
City of Orgies *Orgies = ecstasy *Not because of all the museums, stores, or building, BUT seeing all the NEWYORKERS
• Belief in the “Oversoul” (shared metaphysical human connectedness)
• Some has to have spiritualism. (Focal point of human essence, Tuning in, tuning into the oversoul moment)
• Independent, eclectic = you have a better understand of others than others.
Men Say They Know Many Things
Men say they know many things;
But lo! they have taken wings, —
The arts and sciences,
And a thousand appliances;
The wind that blows
Is all that any body knows.
• Saying and Knowing = different
• Appliances = technology
• “Any” “Body” = human experience, separation: different kinds of knowledge
I Was Made Erect and Lone
I was made erect and lone,
And within me is the bone;
Still my vision will be clear,
Still my life will not be drear,
To the center all is near.
Where I sit there is my throne.
If age choose to sit apart,
If age choose, give me the start,
Take the sap and leave the heart.
• born alone and dying alone
• Mortality =
• Romantic Idea – own definition of yourself
Shut Not Your Doors
*Libraries:
*”The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything” =
*Latencies:
One’s Self I sing
*This balance btw individual and collective
*Female & Male = Binary
*Understanding similarity and connections
As Adam, Early in the Morning *”Touch me-touch the palm of your hand to my Body as I pass;” = reminds of Eve *Connection to human life, sensory human connection, touching their skins = everyman I AM YOU
City of Orgies *Orgies = ecstasy *Not because of all the museums, stores, or building, BUT seeing all the NEWYORKERS