ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements best explains why Romanticism and Transcendentalism rejected industrialism?
A
Industrialism discouraged people from organized religion and faith, while Romanticism and Transcendentalism prioritized spirituality.
B
Romanticism and Transcendentalism highly valued the power of nature and industrialism was a threat to the natural world.
C
Industrialism was centered on rational thought and efficiency, while Romanticism and Transcendentalism privileged emotion and leisure.
D
Americans created Romanticism and Transcendentalism to directly oppose the industrial movement in England.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements best explains why Romanticism and Transcendentalism rejected industrialism? Industrialism discouraged people from organized religion and faith, while Romanticism and Transcendentalism prioritized spirituality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Romanticism exemplifies the importance of emotions and freedom over intellectual growth. They believe that everyone should follow what they’re feeling. Transcendentalism draws inspiration from the beyond or external to the human perspective even beyond reasoning and normal traditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transcendentalism, which lasted from about 1830 to 1860, was a vital part of the Romantic movement. Ralph Waldo Emerson was its putative leader. Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller were among the principals of the movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transcendentalism and romanticism have both a negative and positive aspect of human nature, and both compare and contrast within one another because they stand out during the time period, and was an important side of the industrial revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -often capitalized : a literary and artistic movement marked chiefly by an emphasis on the imagination and emotions.

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