ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are considered elements of Romantic literature? Check all that apply.
A
A fascination with the vast, open frontier.
B
An exploration of man’s technological progress.
C
An appreciation of the quest for beauty.
D
Prescribing how man should act in society.
E
Pervasive optimism, particularly in America.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Romantic literature is marked by six primary characteristics: celebration of nature, focus on the individual and spirituality, celebration of isolation and melancholy, interest in the common man, idealization of women, and personification and pathetic fallacy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Imagination, emotion, and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The romantic period of American literature took place from 1830 to 1870 and emphasized nature, symbolism, transcendentalism, and individualism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism, clandestine literature, paganism, idealization of nature, suspicion of science and industrialization, as well as glorification of the past with a strong preference for the medieval rather than the classical.

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