LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Transcendentalism was a reaction of the Salem Witch Trials
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Transcendentalism was a rebellious reaction from the rigidness of the Romantic era.
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Transcendentalism was a rebellion from the rigidness of Calvinism and The Age of Reason
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Transcendentalism has its origins in New England of the early 1800s and the birth of Unitarianism. It was born from a debate between “New Light” theologians, who believed that religion should focus on an emotional experience, and “Old Light” opponents, who valued reason in their religious approach.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a group, the transcendentalists led the celebration of the American experiment as one of individualism and self-reliance. They took progressive stands on women’s rights, abolition, reform, and education. They criticized government, organized religion, laws, social institutions, and creeping industrialization.
Detailed explanation-3: -The transcendentalist movemement began as a reaction to strict traditions and laws at the time. As opposed to the Calvinist belief that the outcome of all human lives are predetermined, transcendentalists believe in the improvement of the individual and the search for inner truth.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. The Transcendentalists believed there is a divine spirit in nature and in every living soul.