What is Transcendentalism?
Transcendentalism is a literary and philosophical movement in New England in the early and middle part of the 19 th century. It gave expression to several strains of thought : 1) the weakening of Calvinistic views about the corruption of human nature; 2) the rise of Romantic attitudes toward the pervasiveness of the divine and the inherent powe…
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context of Puritanism in American Literature (MEG-06 American Literature)
Puritanism is a religious movement. The movement played a significant role in the histories of the United States, England and Germany. The word "Puritan" is formed from the Latin word "Puritas" which means "purity". The King of England, Henry VIII, established his own church. This irked the Puritans because th…
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On Running After One’s Hat by G.K. Chesterton summary and analysis
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars”- Oscar Wilde it's quite natural that in our day today life we encounter many favourable as well as unfavourable situations. Every unfavourable situation whether it’s big or trivial, irritates most of us, most of the time. The essay On Running After One’s Hat G.K Chesterton …
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