What is The Difference Between Transcendentalism and Romanticism ?

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1. Name : Asari Bhavayang .M Roll no :-3 Enrollment No:-3069206420200002 Course:-M.A (English)Sem2 Subject: -The American Literature Topic:- What is the difference between Transcendentalism and Romanticism? Teacher Name :- Dilip Barad sir Batch :- 2021-2023 Email :- [email protected] Department:- Department of English

2. Transcendentalism Transcendentalism was known as a philosophical movement that was initialized in the year 1820 and the year 1830. Transcendentalism was known for inherited goodness of people and nature complimenting society and its religious structure with traditional values though rejecting traditional dogma. The transcendentalism movement arose as a result of a reaction to Unitarianism as well as the Age of Reason. Both centered on reason as the main source of knowledge, but transcendentalists rejected that notion.

3. The two most noted American transcendentalists were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau :- Henry David Thoreau (see name pronunciation; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. Quotes on Transcendentalism :- “This whole earth in which we inhabit is but a point is space.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden ("Henry David Thoreau Quotes About Transcendentalism | A-Z Quotes". A-Z Quotes, 2021, https://www.azquotes.com/author/14637-Henry_David_Thoreau/tag/transcendentalism.)

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. “ It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Complete Prose Works. ( Ralph Waldo Emerson " Prose Works Of Ralph Waldo Emerson : Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive , 2021, https://archive.org/details/proserwemerson03emerrich/page/n11/mode/2up.)

5. Romanticism Romanticism or Romantic Era was known for artistic, literary, intellectual, and musical movement which was born in Europe which was initialized at the end of the 18th century. Romanticism was worked out from 1800 to 1860 approximately. Romanticism was a reaction to the baised revolutions of industry, rationalization of science and even the concept of modernity. The movement emphasized an aesthetic experience and the feelings it generated, identifying new emotions such as anxiety, fear, terror and horror.

6. Differences between Romanticism and Transcendentalism Romanticism was highly based on feelings, emotions, and introduced different emotions like anxiety, depression, etc. And hence Romanticism highlights patriotism and loyalties. Whereas, Transcendentalism highlights the power of nature, individualism, and divinity. Romanticism emphasizes emotion and feelings over personal and intellectual growth whereas Transcendentalism emphasizes inspirations beyond human perspective, traditions, and reasoning. Romanticism is doesn’t heavily emphasize God whereas Transcendentalism strongly emphasizes God, divinity, and believes in miracles. Romanticism indicated positivity whereas Transcendentalism indicates both good and evil as a part of personal growth. Romanticism was against outward appearances and objective reasoning and Transcendentalism was against religious traditions and dogmas.

7. Romanticism movement was born earlier in the 18 th century and it was at final stage at the year 1840. Romanticism was not much dedicated with the ideas of God and hence religion was meant to be worked on a personal inner basis resulting in good or evil but not blindly following the same preconceived structure of religion. Names behind Romanticism writing are Emily Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allen Poe, and Walt Whitman. The beginning of the Transcendentalism movement was started around 1834 and lasted till 1860 approximately. Transcendentalism was fully based on religion. They rejected religious dogma but believed that God’s presence is everywhere and hence God can found by intuition. Names behind Transcendentalism writing are Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Romanticism Transcendentalism

8. Conclusion :- Romanticism and Transcendentalism encouraged individuals to go on the journey of self-growth and finding inner light in the sense of god’s divinity and accept the fact that miracles do happen. Both of them motivated the journey of emotions like love, depression, anxiety, etc, and let that feel the human body. Romanticism emphasized the god is internal light whereas transcendental emphasized that god’s the external force. Both of them taught to believe there is god, and God is the universe, and whatever you seek from the universe, you shall receive.

9. Reference :- Christine Sarikas, Christine. "What Is Transcendentalism? Understanding The Movement". Blog.Prepscholar.Com, 2021, https://blog.prepscholar.com/transcendentalism-definition-movement . Emerson Ralph Waldo " Prose Works Of Ralph Waldo Emerson : Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive , 2021, https://archive.org/details/proserwemerson03emerrich/page/n11/mode/2up. L.George Mc. Michael and Frederick C. Crews, eds. Anthology of American Literature: Colonial through Romantic (6th edition) 1997 p 613. Lance Newman (2014) Emerson’s Transatlantic Romanticism; Transatlantic Transcendentalism: Coleridge, Emerson, and Nature, European Romantic Review, 25:4, 508-513, DOI: 10.1080/10509585.2014.926047 Thoreau"Henry David Quotes About Transcendentalism | A-Z Quotes". A-Z Quotes, 2021, https://www.azquotes.com/author/14637-Henry_David_Thoreau/tag/transcendentalism. .