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blog....sounds like dog.
dog...is like god.
god....well god is like power.
power....something that destroys more than it awards.
awards....something to boost confidence and entitles one to feel a sense of accomplishment.
accomplishment....simliar to achievement or maybe enlightenment.
enlightenment...the product of thinking about something too much.
thinking...a good way to pass the time
time....does it really exist?
existance...makes you wonder if you're even real
maybe just a figment of your own imagination...
actually, sort of like the universe.
something out of nothing and just keeps expanding.
expanding....knowledge.
why even go on with life if you're not real...
but why not go on with life?
death is the end of the dream,
but if it's a good dream why end it?
and if it's bad...what if it get's better?
better...there's a postive word, although a with a hint of arrogance.
arrogence...the opposite of modesty.
modesty...une tres bon qualite.
language...communication.
communication...breakdown.
fini
dog...is like god.
god....well god is like power.
power....something that destroys more than it awards.
awards....something to boost confidence and entitles one to feel a sense of accomplishment.
accomplishment....simliar to achievement or maybe enlightenment.
enlightenment...the product of thinking about something too much.
thinking...a good way to pass the time
time....does it really exist?
existance...makes you wonder if you're even real
maybe just a figment of your own imagination...
actually, sort of like the universe.
something out of nothing and just keeps expanding.
expanding....knowledge.
why even go on with life if you're not real...
but why not go on with life?
death is the end of the dream,
but if it's a good dream why end it?
and if it's bad...what if it get's better?
better...there's a postive word, although a with a hint of arrogance.
arrogence...the opposite of modesty.
modesty...une tres bon qualite.
language...communication.
communication...breakdown.
fini
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THE ISMS REVEALED
Today we break American literature into literary periods which we shall, with almost scientific preciseness, call “isms”. At least that way we can begin to define the unique elements of American Literature. We’ll be concerned this year with the following isms:
Puritanism ?
Classicism/Rationalism?
Romanticism?
Transcendentalism?
Realism, Naturalism & Regionalism?
Modernism?
Post-Modernism
Onward to our first “ism”….
CLASSISISM/ RATIONALISM
What was The ENLIGHTENMENT?
The Enlightenment refers to a period in history when Europeans and Americans consciously tried to lead the world out of the Dark Ages.
AUTHORS
Franklin
Paine
Henry
Jefferson
Wheatley
RATIONALISM--RELIGIOUS CONTEXT
Puritan Era
Rationalism
Romanticism/
Transcendentalism:::::::::
Unquestioning belief in
God’s power/religious dogma (God centered)
God as starter force/ rationality rather than tradition (Man centered)
Romantic conception of divinity/God best seen in nature
LANDSCAPE
Puritan Era
Rationalism
Romanticism/
Transcendentalism::::::::::::::
Landscape of fear/savagery
Landscape of economic gain-- individual, independent/confident
Spirit of nationalism/
The SUBLIME
PHILOSOPHY
Puritan Era
Rationalism
Romanticism/
Transcendentalism::::::::::::::
Live according to the Bible, God’s laws
Moral Perfection/rights of the individual/humanism/possibility of perfect human society
Labor with your hands/mind
Rights of the individual:
Self-improvement = national progress
POLITICS
Puritan Era
Rationalism
Romanticism/
Transcendentalism:::::::::::::::
Theocracy
Rights of individual to govern themselves/
representative government instead of monarchy
Devotion to the causes of justice, liberty, and equality as the natural rights of man.
“The cause of America is the in great measure the cause of all mankind.” Paine
SUMMING UP RATIONALISM
RATIONALISM: A man, trained, self-confident can overcome original sin, take control of his destiny, make choices for the good of himself, and ultimately, his nation.
The highest calling is to be a successful person in control of himself, one who could be trusted even in public service, a person who can make decisions for the good of mankind, of the nation.
NATION BUILDERS
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
These men consciously asked: What does it take to be a great, American individual? What is my job in society?
ART
Puritan Era
(Shaker Style)
Rationalism
Romanticism/
Transcendentalism
(Luminists/Hudson River School)::::
Neoclassicism:
Useful structures, libraries, lecture halls, building American ideals
Modeled on classical designs of the great democracies
Think in terms of a national mindset
Example: thoughtful construction of Washington
NEOCLASSISISM ART TERMS
Simplicity
Balance
Sense of form
Unity of design
Clarity
Balance
Logical, useful information
Moderation
Self-control
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