ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Romantics value education over intuition.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Romantics placed value on “intuition, ” or feeling and instincts, over reason.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romantics believed that knowledge is gained through intuition rather than deduction. This is best summed up by Wordsworth who stated that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The values of the Romantics was that they valued feeling and intuition over reason. These values affected the American imagination by discovering truths that the rational mind could not and had an influence on art.

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