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LA Emerson Thoreau
LA final of 1st Semester, Emerson and Thoreau Essays
Question | Answer |
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Transcendentalism 1836-1860 | Was a part of Romanticism that accounted for life in other than material terms (cant be proven). |
Transcendentalism emphasized: | nature, individuality, the Universe being an interconnected family. |
Dualism | reality>Unity(family)>spirit>ideas actuality>multiplicity>body>things |
Pragmatic Mysticism (Epiphany) | An unplanned process resulting in a 'light bulb moment' |
Transparent eyeball | "I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of G-d." |
Centrality of consciousness | reality |mind| reason/insight actuality |mind| understanding |
Only sin | the only sin is limitation/not seeing your options. |
Nature | Nature is a metaphor for the human mind. |
Oversoul | power becoming manifest/individual souls becoming part of an entity. |
Brook Farm | a social movement (co-op/incestuous family) and Utopian society |
(Emerson) Access higher laws | Directly through nature, rather than indirectly through teachings of the past. |
Emerson's definition | Essayist is too limited, and philosopher is too broad. The best term, perhaps, is poet. |
Emerson's mom | A strict Calvinist; emphasized self-sacrifice and energy. |
Emerson on Religion | rejected institutional religion in favor of a personal relation with G-d. Religious truth is an intuition that can't be received SECOND HAND. |
Thoreau as a teacher | objected corporal punishment. |
Walden Pond | Thoreau wrote of the four seasons and his experience there. THE SUPREME WORK OF TRANSCENDENTALIST LIT. |
Thoreau influenced who? | writers, environmentalists and social and political leaders by making them aware of the possibilities of the human spirit and the limitations of society. |