Ralph Waldo Emerson Warren County Public Schools拉尔夫瓦尔多爱默生沃伦县公立学校.pptVIP

American Romanticism 1800- 1860 Objectives Recognize similarities differences in Puritans Transcendentalists Encounter non-fiction works biographical information: Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Understand the philosophy of Transcendentalism Create your own Transcendental Society View respond to film, The Dead Poets Society Americans looked to untamed nature as inspiration for a uniquely American art. Cole was a leader of this new American landscape painting. In this painting of the Adirondack Mountains, Cole erases all signs of white settlement, depicts a Native American as the lone inhabitant. Indian Pass (1847) By Thomas Cole Examine the Thomas Cole painting. What attitudes towards nature are suggested by this painting? The Romantic Sensibility:Celebrating Imagination The Romantics valued… imagination individual feelings Nature over… reason logic cultivation Poetry ~ the highest embodiment of the imagination Romantic Escapism: From Dull Realities to Higher Truths Romantics sought a higher truth by: searching for exotic settings as in the supernatural realm or in old legends and folklore reflecting on the natural world until dull reality fell away to reveal underlying truth beauty gaining insight from an ordinary object in nature Characteristics of American Romanticism Intuition Imagination Innocence Inspiration from nature Inner experience Emerson Transcendentalists: The American Roots Emerson’s thought process was Intuitive, in contrast with Ben Franklin’s Rational approach to thinking. The American Novel the Wilderness Experience The development of the American novel coincided with… Westward expansion Growth of national spirit Rapid spread of cities James Fenimore Cooper Created the first American hero… named Natty Bumpo, also known as… Hawkeye Deerslayer Leatherstocking American Fiction Heroes Characteristics Young Innocent Intuitive Loves nature Quest for higher truth Current