Romanticism/Transcendentalism/American Renaissance

Unlike Idealists, Melville & Poe did not believe in human perfectibility, but instead _.

In "Moby Dick", the white whale symbolizes_.

Edgar Poe was adopted by the _ family.

During the mid 1800s, European art was considered much more_ and_ than American art.

One of his followers was his friend and protege_.

Poe's work is considered _ due to the mysterious settings and psychological horror in his work.

In one of his essays he states, "to be great is to be-". He goes on to cite Jesus and Galileo.

Transcendentalism, this “oldest of thoughts”, was based in what philosophy?

He wrote essays _ and_, which we read in class.

In "Solitude," he states that what really separates people is the ___.

_ was the "epicenter of change" in the mid 1800s.

From 1845-1847 this protege removed himself from civilization and lived alone at __.

According to transcendentalism,_,_, and_ are all connected in one "Universal Being."

In "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" this man's message was clear,_.

This optimistic, spiritual reality (Idealism) maintains that __ is achievable.

The time period of the Romanticist movement in America was from _ to _.

The six year time period which was the height of the American Renaissance....

In "Moby Dick", the Pequod symbolizes_.

In "Moby Dick", Ahab represents_.

_, is the father of American Transcendentalism, which originated in the New England states.

Edgar Poe married Virginia Clemm while in his late 20s, which was odd because she was _ and _.

The term “Transcendental” came from the German philosopher _.

In this class we read, _ which was the tale of a man who visits an ill friend and is terrified.

Some credit_ with the formation of Idealism.

Romanticists preferred to live in _ areas.

According to Romanticism, the two ways to achieve a "higher truth" were to_ and _.

In 1826, the Lyceum movement in education, which was started by the Grecian_, came to the US.

_,_, and_ are three of the five characteristics of the Romantic Hero.

The earliest appearance of the Romantic hero in American Literature was in_ by _.

Melville & Poe were all considered_, in that they believed nature and God were not always kind.