Authors
Who wrote Leaves of Grass?
Walt Whitman
What work is this quote from
"And then a Plank in Reason, broke, And I dropped down, and down -"
"I felt a Funeral, In my Brain" by Emily Dickinson
What is Transcendentalism?
The belief that God is in nature and that humans can transcend and become like God.
What sparked the transcendentalist movement?
The Industrial Revolution
What is Walden
A pond
Name 3 transcendentalists authors
Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson
What work is this quote from:
"In Shanties- by the sides of Roads-"
"I like to see it lap the miles" by Dickinson
What are the 5 I's of Romanticism
Individualism, Intuition, Idealism, Inspiration, Imagination
When was Leaves of Grass published
1855
What are the main elements of mac n cheese
mac and cheese
Who wrote Nature?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What work is this quote from:
"Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing."
Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson
What American literature does Transcendentalism fall under
Romanticism
When was American Romanticism & the transcendentalist movement
the late 18th to mid 19th centuries
Emily Dickinson
Who wrote Walden
Henry David Thoreau
What quote is this from
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Who was known as the father of Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
When during Emily Dickinson's life were her poems published?
After she died
About how many poems did Emily Dickinson write?
800 or 40 bundles
Who wrote "I like to see it lap the miles"
Emily Dickinson
What work is this quote from:
"I sound my barbaric YAWP"
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
True or False:
Transcendentalism was heavily focused on seeking individual truth and growing to become more self-reliant.
True
When was Walden written
1854
5 key points of Walden
1. If life is mean, I want to experience & share it
2. People are busybodies and need to stay at home and mind their business
3. Post office/newspapers = waste of time
4. Nobody sees the hidden meaning of things
5. We need to slow down and experience life