Romanticism‚ the Transcendentalists respected the individual spirit and the natural world‚ believing that divinity was present everywhere‚ in nature and in each person. The Transcendentalists included Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ Bronson Alcott‚ W.H. Channing‚ Margaret Fuller‚ and Elizabeth Peabody. The anti-Transcendentalist (Hawthorne and Melville) rebelled against the philosophy that man is basically good. A third group‚ the Fireside poets‚ wrote about more practical aspects of
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the education she received from her father‚ Timothy Fuller. This strict education gave her a special ability to analyze the strengths and limitations of both masculinity and femininity. Margaret Fuller became a teacher at the Bronson Alcott Temple School for women. The Alcott School was a controversial place to learn at because the students were taught about integration and the social acceptance of others. Fuller was a revolutionary figure for women because it was illegal to teach women oral communication
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Throughout the 19th century America experienced booming prosperity in economic growth‚ new inventions‚ and diversity. Americans wanted to attain a culture that was unique and did not resemble Europe in any way. Groups dissatisfied with European representations of government and life styles in general‚ initiated Utopian models organized by leaders whose focus was to bring together groups of people to form a perfect society. “UTOPIA is originally a Greek word for an imaginary place where everyone
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John Blake Temple Dr. Rucker Am. Hist. 10/10/11 Early Cults in America Although they date to the earliest days of U.S. history‚ Utopian communities that were created to perfect American society had begun appearing in the 1840s. By definition‚ a utopia is: “An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.”[i] Various groups challenged the traditional norms of American society. Their desire to create a perfect world often was in sharp contradiction to the world in which
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01.10.2007 · American literature begins with native Americans orally passed: songs‚ myths‚ poetry (later translated into English) · complex‚ multilingual beginning Important figures: · Sir Walter Raleigh traveler‚ Elizabeth’s I lover‚ poet‚ soldier‚ died in Tower of London. A famous English writer‚ poet‚ courtier and explorer. He was responsible for establishing the second English colony in the New World (after Newfoundland was established by Sir Humphrey Gilbert nearly one year previously
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Throughout time there have been many literary movements‚ many of which become forgotten over time. However they should not be forgotten because they have shaped American literature into what it is today. Two of the more important literary movements of the late 18th century to the early 19th century are transcendentalism and romanticism. Transcendentalism was a literary movement in the first half of the 19th century. Transcendentalists were influenced by romanticism‚ especially such aspects of
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Margaret Fuller‚ a Re-mastering of Womanhood Margaret Fuller was a multifaceted woman who in reality did not fit into the period of which she was born. However‚ the obstacles and difficulties women faced during the 1800s‚ if they choose to be more than just a domestic worker‚ is exactly what shaped her into a prominent female figure. Margaret Fuller would go on to become an icon in the New England Transcendentalist movement‚ an editor of the first avant-garde intellectual magazine in America
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life he must respect nature. Although it is hard to determine exactly when transcendentalism began‚ a probable date is September 19‚ 1836 (Hankins‚ 23)‚ when George Ripley‚ a Unitarian minister from Boston called a meeting with his friends: Bronson Alcott‚ Orestes Brownson‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Frederic Hedge‚ Convers Francis‚ and James Freeman Clarke. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the flaws of Unitarianism (Hankins‚ 23). Members called their group “symposium” and met four to five
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Native-American Literature‚ c.20‚000B.C.E.-present Characteristics The literature is as diverse as the cultures that created it‚ but there are often common elements such as stories explaining creation or natural forces. Major Writers or Works Oral narratives: Myths; legends; songs; creation stories from groups such as the Zuni‚ Aztec‚ Navajo‚ Lakota‚ Seneca‚ Tlingit‚ Cherokee‚ Blackfoot‚ Cree‚ Inuit‚ and many more. Exploration Period‚ 1492-1607 Characteristics The first European writings
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Many readers have read novels by Louisa May Alcott. Two great novels that stand out the most to me would be Little Women and Jo’s Boys. There are several similarities and differences that are easily noticed in the two novels. Some examples include the following: theme‚ characterization‚ and setting. First‚ Alcott places differences in the themes of the two novels.Little Women makes it clear that it is an amazing thing to make sacrifices for friends and family. “That was a very happy breakfast‚ though
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