This document provides a comparative study of Romanticism and Transcendentalism. Romanticism was an 18th-19th century artistic and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion and individual subjectivity over reason. Transcendentalism, which emerged in the 1830s-1860s, was a philosophy that believed knowledge comes from inner experience and intuition rather than religious dogma. Both movements opposed Calvinism and strict traditions, found inspiration in nature, and encouraged individualism. However, Romanticism focused more on the individual while Transcendentalism believed in an indwelling divinity and rejected religious structures in favor of a personal understanding of God.

1. Comparative study of Transdentalism &Romanticism
By:Hirva pandya

2. Name:Hirva pandya
Faculty:M.A.Sem 2
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Sub:American Literature
Paper code:22401
Paper No:108
Topic:comparative study of Transdentalism and
Romanticism
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Points to ponder
What is romanticism?
What is trandentalism ?
Similarities between both moment
What is main diffrance between romanticism and trandentalism
Conclusion
Citetation

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. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement which took place in Europe between the late
eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Understood broadly as a break from the guiding principles of the
Enlightenment – which established reason as the foundation of all knowledge – the Romantic Movement
emphasised the importance of emotional sensitivity and individual subjectivity. For the Romantics,
imagination, rather than reason, was the most important creative faculty.

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What is trandentalism?
Marriam-Webster defines transcendentalism as “a philosophy that emphasizes the a priori
conditions of knowledge and experience or the unknowable character of ultimate reality or
that emphasizes the transcendent as the fundamental reality.”

6. Similarity between Romanticism &Transdentalism
• opposed to calvnism
• Born as a reaction to strict tradition, laws and religious rules of that time
• inspired by nature as writing of authors seem to tie nature in many of their works.
Encourage individualism rather than to obey some one.
• The both movement preaches that belief of following of your deepest emotions it may lead to
personal growth of that person.

7. What is The main difference between Romanticism &Transdentalism
Begining Romanticism movement was
born earlier in the 18th century
and it was at final stage at the
year 1840.
The beginning of the
Transcendentalism movement
was started around 1834 and
lasted till 1860
Reacted against Romanticism was the reaction
against outward appearances and
objective reasoning.
Transcendentalism was the
reaction against religious
traditions, beliefs and dogma
which overpowered humans.
Basic idea 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.
Transcendentalism was fully
based on religionThey rejected
religious dogma but believed that
God’s presence is everywhere
and hence God can found by
intuition

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Main diffrances Romanticism Transdentalism
Mainly believes in individualism, reverence for the
natural world, idealism, physical
and emotional passion, and an
interest in the mystic and
supernatural.
believes in indwelling divinity
in human souls
Main motive : a return to nature and to belief
in the goodness of humanity;
main motive was to
enhance intuition over
objective reasoning.

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Citeation
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Romanticism definition & meaning. Merriam-
Webster. Retrieved April 13, 2022, from https://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/romanticism
“Transcendentalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster,
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcendentalism. Accessed 13 Apr. 2022.

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