LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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The Romantics believed that science, and the language of science were the ways to truth
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The Romantics believed that people should rely on the authority and ideas of the past to arrive at truth
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The Romantics believed intuition and emotion (imagination) were superior to reason
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The Romantics focused their writings on the daily life and struggles of the new workers of the Industrial Revolution in an almost photographic way.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The imagination They genuinely thought that they were prophetic figures who could interpret reality. The Romantics highlighted the healing power of the imagination, because they truly believed that it could enable people to transcend their troubles and their circumstances.
Detailed explanation-2: -Romantics believed in the natural goodness of humans which is hindered by the urban life of civilization. They believed that the savage is noble, childhood is good and the emotions inspired by both beliefs causes the heart to soar. Romantics believed that knowledge is gained through intuition rather than deduction.
Detailed explanation-3: -Emotion and passion. The critique of progress. A return to the past. An awe of nature. The idealization of women. The purity of childhood. The search for subjective truth. The celebration of the individual. More items •25-Oct-2021