Transcendentalism
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Baylie DeLaRosa
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By Baylie DeLaRosa
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In the 1800s, a group of writers and philosophers in the United States started a movement known as Transcendentalism. Transcendentalists questioned the rules of society. They believed that it was important to value nature and individual freedom.
Transcendentalism was part of a larger movement called Romanticism. Romanticism stressed the importance of nature and emotion over science, authority, order, and reason. Transcendentalism also rebelled against these values and stressed the importance of following one’s inner feelings and imagination to better understand the world.
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Which of the following best describes a transcendentalist?
Someone who believes in the importance of nature, individual freedom, and trusting your own feelings and intuition to understand the world.
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“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” -Henry David Thoreau
“Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.” -Henry David Thoreau
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
What do these quotes have in common?
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John James Audubon
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What do most of John James Audubon's paintings have in common?
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Based on his artwork, which of the following would best describe how John James Audubon felt about nature?
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Hudson River School Artwork
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What do the Hudson River Schools' artwork focus on?
The beauty of the American landscape.
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Which of the following do you think best describes the Hudson River School?
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Based on what you have seen and read, which of the following are characteristics of the transcendentalist movement?
Individualism, connection to nature and self-reliance.
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