Ralph Waldo Emerson and Romanticism

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

American Romanticism

Advertisements

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Transcendentalism

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands

Transcendentalism.

Unit Goal Write an essay that defines American Romanticism and identifies its philosophical values and aesthetic features in a selected piece of literature.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Essential Question: What are the characteristics of a Lover of Nature?

American Romanticism p

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

Romanticism in America : Breaking Away from the Age of Reason Yosemite Valley by Albert Bierstadt.

Introduction to Transcendentalism. What is Transcendentalism? Transcendentalism: Transcendentalism: Is a spiritual belief system Is a spiritual belief.

Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau.

American Romanticism We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands we will speak our own minds -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

American Romanticism We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands we will speak our own minds -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Caspar David Friedrich – Wanderer above the Sea of Fog.

American Romanticism I hear America Singing Walt Whitman.

American Romanticism We will walk with our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak our own minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson What.

Emerging American Identity- Transcendentalism and Romanticism mid 1800s.

We will walk with our own feet We will work with our own hands We will speak our own minds -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

American Romanticism and Transcendentalism. American Romanticism A 19 th -century literary movement that supported individual worth, the goodness of humanity,

Transcendentalism English III.. American Transcendentalism Transcendental Club in Boston in1836.Transcendental Club in Boston in1836. LeadersLeaders Essayist.

American Romanticism Introduction The theme of journey as a declaration of independence Bryant, Holmes, Whittier, Longfellow, & Lowell are.

We will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak our own minds. Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The Light Romantics The Fireside Poets & Transcendentalists.

1.Values feeling and intuition over reason 2.Places faith in inner experience and the power of the imagination 3.Shuns the artificiality of civilization.

AMERICAN ROMANTICISM Early 1800’s to We will walk with our own feet. We will work with our own hands. We will speak our own minds -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

American Romanticism We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands we will speak our own minds -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Transcendentalism Trans – what?! The Transcendentalists were a group of New England writers in the mid-19th century (1830s and 40s); many were.

American Romanticism American Cultural Development- Search for cultural independence – For nearly 200 years, American readers had been looking.

American Romanticism ( ) ENGLISH 11 AMERICAN LITERATURE.

Early 1800s to  Despite the name of the literary period, Romanticism does not deal with sappy love stories. THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF LITERATURE.

Romanticism 1820s-1890s. The Time Period In America, 1820s-1890s In America, 1820s-1890s Development of the Civil War in America meant increased political.

American Romanticism - Renaissance “…that a true man belongs to no other time or place, but is at the center of things. Where he is, there is nature.

English III Unit 3: American Romanticism Ms. Macemore.

American Renaissance 1800 – 1880 Romanticism, Transcendentalism, & Realism We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands we will speak.

Transcendentalism Transcendentalism A religious, philosophical and literary movement A religious, philosophical and literary movement The movement.

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Transcendentalism. What is Transcendentalism? Transcendentalism was a literary movement that flourished during the middle 19 th.

What is Transcendentalism?

American Romanticism English 10 Mr. McNealey.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Transcendentalism

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Transcendentalism

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands

American Romanticism The Raft of the Medusa, 1819 Théodore Géricault (1791–1824) Source:

The Characteristics of Romanticism

American Romanticism 1800 to 1860.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

We will walk with our own feet we will work with our own hands

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

A Quick Overview of Romanticism and Transcendentalism

American Romanticism Early 1800’s to 1865.

Transcendentalism.

Presentation transcript:

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Romanticism

What is Romanticism? Literary movement during the 19th century (1800 – 1860) Values feeling and intuition over reason Imagination able to discover truths that rational mind could not

Core Beliefs of Romanticism Affirmation of feeling/intuition over reason Faith in imagination, inner experience, and youthful innocence rather than educated sophistication Belief in unspoiled natural world, as opposed to artificial civilization Individual freedom and the worth of the individual

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Teacher and Priest School teacher in Boston. 1823 graduated from seminary school & became a priest to follow in footsteps of father.

Introduction to Romantic Thought 1831- first trip to England - meets poets Coleridge and Wordsworth– introduce him to Romantic notions of nature and philosophy.

“Nature” pp 240-242 1835- writes Nature, where he describes how humans find God within nature: “In the woods is perpetual youth… In the woods we return to reason and faith.”

As we read, find five quotes that stand out to you As we read, find five quotes that stand out to you. Lightly mark these quotes with pencil, and after we finish reading, you will write the quotations in your notes. We will discuss the quotations as a group, and work through what points Emerson is making regarding nature and the individual.

Personification: A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. Examples: “But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile” (241). “The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister, is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable. I am not alone and unacknowledged. They nod to me and I to them” (242).

“Self-Reliance” pp 245-247 We will read the excerpt of the essay as a group, and then you will answer a series of questions on the essay, which we will later discuss.

Romantic Writers We Will Study Edgar Allan Poe “The Pit and the Pendulum” pp 345-355 Ralph Waldo Emerson “Nature” pp 240-242 “Self-Reliance” pp 245-247 Henry David Thoreau “Resistance to Civil Government” aka “Civil Disobedience” pp 269-274