📚 Topic Summary
Romanticism, flourishing from the late 18th to mid-19th century, emphasized emotion, imagination, and the individual's experience of nature as a source of sublime inspiration. Think dramatic landscapes and intense feelings! Transcendentalism, an offshoot of Romanticism in the mid-19th century, stressed the inherent goodness of people and nature. Transcendentalists believed that society and its institutions—particularly organized religion and political parties—corrupted the purity of the individual. They championed self-reliance, individualism, and the importance of intuition. 🌳
🧠 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the term with its definition:
- Term: Intuition
- Term: Sublime
- Term: Self-Reliance
- Term: Transcendence
- Term: Individualism
- Definition: The quality of being independent and depending on one's own capabilities.
- Definition: A feeling of awe and reverence inspired by grandeur or beauty.
- Definition: The power of knowing things without conscious reasoning.
- Definition: The belief in the importance of the individual and their unique qualities.
- Definition: Rising above or going beyond the limits of ordinary experience.
(Match the terms and definitions. For example, write 1-C if you think Intuition matches with the third definition.)
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the following paragraph with the correct words (words may be used more than once, or not at all):
A core belief of _______ is the inherent _______ of people and nature. They believed that ______ corrupted the individual. Key figures like _______ and _______ emphasized the importance of ______ and nonconformity.
Possible Word Bank: Emerson, Society, Thoreau, Romanticism, Goodness, Transcendentalism.
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
How does the concept of nature differ between the Romantic and Transcendentalist movements? Provide examples to support your answer.