美国文学unit4Ralph-Waldo-Emerson.pptVIP

essayist poet philosopher The Founder of Transcendentalism Biographycal Introduction(1) Emerson’s Early Life Biographycal Introduction(2) Emerson’s Education Biographycal Introduction(3) Teacher and Priest Biographycal Introduction(5) In 1831, traveled to Europe In 1833, began a new career as a lecturer In 1835, married Lydia Jackson In 1836, published his first book, Nature Biographycal Introduction(6) In September 1836, Emerson and other like-minded intellectuals founded the Transcendental club, which served as a center for the movement. The group published its journal, The Dial, in July 1840. Biographycal Introduction(7) A Famous Lecturer The American Scholar The Divinity School Address Biographycal Introduction(8) His Death His Major Works Nature 《论自然》1836 The American Scholar 《论美国学者》 1837 Divinity School Address 《神学院演讲》1838 The Oversoul 《论超灵》 1841 Self Reliance 《论自立》 1841 Essays: First Series 《散文一集》1841 Essays: Second Series 《散文二集》 1844 Poems 《诗集》 1846 Representative Men 《代表人物》1850 English Traits 《英国人的特性》1856 Style of Emerson’s Essays a casual style; a series of short, declarative sentences; comparisons and metaphors; employing the literary sources from the classics of Western European literature. What is Transcendentalism? “What is popularly called Transcendentalism among us is idealism”. ----- Emerson Transcendentalism is the view that the basic truths of the universe lie beyond the knowledge one obtains from his senses; Basic truths can be reached only through instinct and intuition and are a matter of private experience; To arrive at the truth, man must go beyond or transcend what his eyes and ears tell him or what he can learn from books. He must listen to his inner soul. He must trust in the divinity that is in all men. American Transcendentalism (New England Transcendentalism ) The American Transcendentalism is characterized by: emphasi