ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which poem was not Anti-Transcendentalist?
A
Annabelle Lee-Edgar Allan Poe
B
Common Sense-Thomas Paine
C
Clarel-Herman Meliville
D
The Tell Tale Heart-Edgar Allan Poe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The transcendentalist movement encompassed many beliefs, but these all fit into their three main values of individualism, idealism, and the divinity of nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -After blood was spilled at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775, Paine argued that the cause of America should be not just a revolt against taxation but a demand for independence. He put this idea into Common Sense, which came off the press on January 10, 1776.

Detailed explanation-4: -Of the Origin and Design of Government. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession. Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs. Of the Present Ability of America. 19-Nov-2019

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