ENGL 2330 Final Study Guide PDF

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Study guide condensing course readings throughout the semester...

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FINAL ◦Short answer questions (could be considered cumulative or terms)

0.Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving) 0.Emerson (Self Reliance) 0.3 Hawthorne stories 0.POE 5 (toughest) ◦Passage identification, multiple works by Hawthorne and poe but didn’t chose the ones that are very similar ◦Know Thoreau by chapter (where I live and what I live for or say its from solitude, distinguish between the two) ◦Narrative of the life of fredrick Douglas is fine

American Renaissance: quiz given back, a couple questions you will see again, problems associated with that term American literary nationalismsm: Transcendentalism: key figures and talk about it, key tenets and authors of movement Dark Romanticism: key figures, key tenets and authors of movement Gothic/Gothic literature: key figures and talk a little bout it, key tenets and authors of movement Slave narrative: what role does it serve for American literature, why is it important (2) Harriet Jacob and Frederick Douglas

150 points 10 passage identification (5 points each) some are ridiculously easy, some are a little tricky, most famous passages or ones he told us to mark Listing (list the appropriate answers to questions you give—> tenets of movements and key authors) (5 points each) 5 questions 5 short answers (5 points each) definitions of terms, what does this term mean, ESSAY (5O POINTS) 0.Talk about how hawthorn and poe exhibit transcendentalism, chose 2 texts,

By the first decades of the 19th century, a true American literature began to emerge that was able to depict American society and explore the American landscape in an unprecedented manner. The Transcendentalist movement of this time was a movement that focused on the inherent goodness of people and nature, calling on individuals to trust their own intuitions rather than conform to society. This literary movement emphasizes personal imagination and creativity over logical reasoning, in turn focusing less on social pressures and institutionalized religion. While they are not true transcendentalists, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allen Poe exhibit an extension of this philosophy through Romanticism and Dark Romanticism in their works. True transcendentalists believe that humans are fundamentally good and can trust their own authority in life, but Hawthorne and Poe point out that humanity might be flawed afterall. Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the negative effects of guilt, sin, and misery on the human spirit. Hawthorne seems to oppose Transcendental ideals by acknowledging the existence of a good vs evil conflict in society, rather than believing that humans are fundamentally good. Similarly, Poe questions innate goodness by presenting themes of evil and death in his works to show the conflicting nature of humanity. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” manifests transcendental characteristics through its emphasis on individual responsibility and divinity in nature. Through the text, Goodman Brown goes into the forest, encounters the devil, and leaves with the realization that everyone in his overtly Puritanical society is evil. Hawthorne stresses the importance of developing individual knowledge through experiences and includes nature as a religious symbol; however, he also acknowledges something that the Transcendentalists do not: the existence of evil. Similarly Poe shows that sometimes relying on individual truth can lead to destruction of humanity in his works “The Black Cat” and “The Tell Tale Heart”. The narrators of both stories commit murder and are driven insane as a result, showing that sometimes a higher authority is needed, in turn condemning the transcendental ideas. Poe shows the fall of man and the point at which trusting one’s own authority can do more harm than good.

● Oneness of the nature and the divine. Define dark romanticism and how it was an extension of transcendentalism....