Elements of American Romanticism Henry David Thoreau pens his book Walden during a revolutionary period of time known as American Romanticism. The literary movement of American Romanticism began roughly between the years of 1830 and 1860. It is believed to be a chapter of time in which those who had been dissatisfied by the Age of Reason were revolting through works of literature. All elements of Romanticism are in sharp‚ abrupt contrast to those types of ideas such as empirical observation and
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ways? A utopia does not seem possible because it seems too unrealistic and unreasonable. A utopian community would be completely out of the ordinary. A utopia can be possible in many different ways. It could be awesome to live that perfect life you were dreaming of. But sorry to tell you‚ a utopian community is not possible. There are many downsides to it. One example‚ from the article‚ “4 Utopian Communities That Didn’t pan Out”. Brook Farm in 1841‚ children were asked to complete 300 days of labor
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American Romanticism Romanticism originates from the Germany of the 1770s and from that time on it has captured the rest of Europe and from about the 1820s America‚ as well (Hampson‚ par. 1). In America‚ there had not been a long literary tradition as was the case in Europe‚ and therefore their Romantic period also helped with the build of the foundations of a national literary tradition. The Declaration of Independence had only been signed on 4 July 1776 (Ushistory.org‚ par 4). This means the country
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More’s Utopian society was a work of fiction with the writer exhibiting what would be considered as an ideal community that differed from the medieval view and adopted a modernist approach. In his book‚ Utopia‚ More’s main features highlight an ideal society and has been adopted today‚ to an extent by the society. In Utopia‚ the structure of the community about marriage and family is idealized. Premarital sex is severely punished and families adopt a traditional structure with elders at the head
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Transcendentalism is an idea that focuses on the good things in life. A main element in Transcendentalism is nature. Nature is the most important thing in the world because it is what the world is made up of. Everything Transcendentalists believe in is based on things found in nature. Anything unnatural‚ or man-made‚ is considered ruined by man. Another big focus in Transcendentalism is God. God ties into nature because He created everything in it. Another key part of Transcendentalism is stressing
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The romantic period in American history came around during the early 1800’s. It was an artistic and literary movement that started in Europe and eventually spread to America. Romanticism was used in many songs‚ art‚ poems‚ and stories during this time. It included a lot of emotion and colors used to describe and create stories. There were many stories and poems created during this period and some of the stories are still read today. The authors during this time period used more emotion rather than
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Transcendentalism Transcendentalism is the power to be an individual. Thoreau once said “Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable‚ but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” In this he meant that the individual didn’t need superfluities in order to happy or be one’s true self. In today’s society‚ this philosophy is not evident. When looking to the world around him‚ the individual constantly has things thrust at him telling him what
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Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalism was a movement in the 19th century. It was a religious and philosophical movement the focused on self-reliance and the nature around us. Some of the main philosophers in the movement were Ralph Waldo Emerson who is known for his book Nature‚ Henry David Thoreau with his book Walden‚ and also Margaret Fuller who wrote Women in the Nineteenth Century. Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson are the most influential philosophers from transcendentalism‚ many of their
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The world of Utopia contrasts our own in several aspects; these differences in social relations‚ politics and culture reveal Thomas More’s ideas about the inherent nature of humans. The Utopian society has very specific order to make the way it runs very efficiently. More specifically occupations‚ travel and social relations are highly controlled which leaves a very small window for deviation from the accepted norm. Under these circumstances‚ it is possible to have a functioning society‚ however
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disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer I do agree with the fact that you should not be affected by the appearance of a person. Transcendentalism also confirms the above idea. There are three main reasons that we should not decide to do something according to his/her appearance; First‚ it may lead to a misjudgment about that person. Second is the fact of differences between appearance
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