Influential Literary Figures
Important Dates
Definitions
Terms
Paintings
100
He wrote many poems over his lifetime, one of the most notable being The Raven
Who was Edgar Allan Poe
100
During this time period Transcendentalism rose in popularity
What was the late 18th century and early 19th century
100
Known as the movement with the goal of ending slavery
What is Abolitionism
100
A movement that shaped all of the arts and literature in the late 18th century and early 19th. Centered around nature and imagination.
What is Transcedentalism
100
These painters aimed to achieve the simplistic picture and make it not overwhelming
What was a British Realist Painter
200
He wrote 'Walden or Life in the Woods' and has been considered to be one of the most influential literary figures during this time period
Who was Henry David Thoreau
200
The time period in which the Temprance Crusade began
What was the 1700's and 1800's
200
A Quaker who was one of the early abolitionists and was a humanitarian
Who was Benjamin Lay
200
The doctrine and political movement based on the idea that women shold have the same economic, social, and politcal rights as men
What is Feminism
200
These types of painters preferred to take up all of the space on the canvas and focus heavily on nature
What is an American Transcendentalist Painter
300
He joined the navy where he would go on to write many books about them. He was also the author of 'The Pioneers' and 'The Deerslayer'
Who was James Fenimore Cooper
300
When the abolitionist movement started in this year, it was created to oppose slavery
What was 1830
300
The belief that humans are inherently good but can be corrupted by society
What is transcendentalism
300
Societys or communitys created to characterize the ideal society, away from corupt cultures.
What is a utopian society
300
These types of paintings did not focus on nature as much and typically centered on reality
What is a realism painting
400
He was generally considered to be the leading figure of the transcendentalist movement who gave many speeches and supported the abolitionist movement
Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson
400
Paintings that predominantly focused on nature and its beauty
What are transcendentalist paintings
400
The movement headed by the U.S. to create asylums for criminals and the mentally ill as a way to reform and rehabilitate them
What was the Asylum Movement
400
These types painting is focused primarily on nature
What is a Romanticism painting
500
Often called the father of free verse, he wrote Leaves of Grass and was considered one of the most important literary figures in transcendentalism
Who was Walt Whitman
500
The time period before the civil war and is generally characterized by abolitionism
What was the Antebellum Period
500
The response to social evils caused by alcholismn which was widespread in the 1700's and 1800's in which they attempted to reduce consumtion and production
What was the Temperance Crusade