ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

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Which set does NOT contain key words describing the SIX TENETS of Transcendentalism?
A
Individuality and Confidence
B
Nature and Spirituality
C
Self-Reliance and Non-Conformity
D
Predestination and Conventionality
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These all echo the major principles of transcendentalism: freethinking, self reliance and non conformity, growth and renewal of the individual, revolt against tradition and established institutions, civil disobedience, brotherhood of man, nature and spiritual unity, and educational reform.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transcendentalists valued individualism and self-reliance Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller were among the principals of the movement. The Transcendentalists believed there is a divine spirit in nature and in every living soul. Through individualism and self-reliance human beings could reunite with God.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is not a core belief of Transcendentalism? Trust in old ideas and values.

Detailed explanation-4: -over-soul. All forms of being are spiritually united through a shared universal soul. democracy of spiritual truth. Every human being has moral sense and intuitive capacity to understand and possess spiritual truths. truth in nature. societal reform. self-trust. need for simplicity in life. carpe diem. truth in nature. More items

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