ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Includes supernatural elements or beings
A
Romanticism
B
Transcendentalism
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Among other concurrent elements of English romanticism are the exploration of the supernatural and the “wise innocence” of childhood; dreaming as a field to exploit imagination; and apocalyptic and gothic depictions of reality. All these elements enriched the creative power of the Romantic writers.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the supernatural, the Romantics took for granted the readers’ “faith” or disposition to believe in the situations they proposed. Through their literature, they offered the reader the possibility to experience new worlds, which they could hardly see in real life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Here, there are three elements of Supernaturalism, dream, suggestiveness and vision.

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