ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a main trait of the Romantic Period?
A
Poetry is the highest expression of imagination
B
Feeling, emotion, and intuition are valued over reason
C
Nature’s path leads to spiritual enlightenment
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Imagination, emotion, and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Interest in the common man and childhood. Strong senses, emotions, and feelings. Awe of nature. Celebration of the individual. Importance of imagination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Revolution, democracy, and republicanism. The Sublime and Transcendence. The power of the imagination, genius, and the source of inspiration. Proto-psychology & extreme mental states. Nature and the Natural.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glorification of Nature. Awareness and Acceptance of Emotions. Celebration of Artistic Creativity and Imagination. Emphasis on Aesthetic Beauty. Themes of Solitude. Focus on Exoticism and History. Spiritual and Supernatural Elements. Vivid Sensory Descriptions. More items

Detailed explanation-5: -Picturesque. imagery describing an old object. Primitivism. nature is better than society. Sentimentalism. strong emotion. Supernatural. interest in unrealistic and mythical things. Nature. the love of nature. Nationalism. the arts were about heritage and customs. Melancholy.

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