LA 11: Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and the American Gothic
Vocabulary Resources for Unit
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Paper Writing Resources
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Romantic Poetry Analysis Presentation and Paper
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Gothic Imitation
In class we have read the short stories of Poe, Hawthorne, and Irving. Using the gothic tales from these authors for inspiration, create your own gothic beginning to a short story. Remember to create the setting, the mood, the time period, the main characters and an inciting incident. Gothic stories often focus on the deterioration of the mind, the mistaken or misguided choices of the characters, and the darker side of the human spirit. 250 words.
You can complete this short story and consider submitting it to the Illuminations DODDS-Europe competition.
You can complete this short story and consider submitting it to the Illuminations DODDS-Europe competition.
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Reflective Essay in the Style of Walden Blog
Emerson wrote in his 1837 speech "The American Scholar": "We will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak our own minds... A nation of men will for the first time exist, because each believes himself inspired by the Divine Soul which also inspires all men."
In your narrative essay, you should reflect on the themes of romanticism (use of symbols, myth, and the 'fantastic'; veneration of nature; celebration of the "self"; and isolationism) and transcendentalism (the inherent belief in the goodness.of both people and nature and the idea that institutions and society corrupt the purity of individuals when they become highly organized and dictate beliefs to the individual.
To help you with these themes, refer to the following sites:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/romanticism.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/transcendentalism.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/transcend.html
Your blog post should reflect a well-developed narrative, using effective storytelling techniques, such as well-chosen details and well-structured sequences. Your narrative essay can be real or imagined. 500 words.
In your narrative essay, you should reflect on the themes of romanticism (use of symbols, myth, and the 'fantastic'; veneration of nature; celebration of the "self"; and isolationism) and transcendentalism (the inherent belief in the goodness.of both people and nature and the idea that institutions and society corrupt the purity of individuals when they become highly organized and dictate beliefs to the individual.
To help you with these themes, refer to the following sites:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/romanticism.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/transcendentalism.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/transcend.html
Your blog post should reflect a well-developed narrative, using effective storytelling techniques, such as well-chosen details and well-structured sequences. Your narrative essay can be real or imagined. 500 words.
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American Romanticism in ART and Poetry
After reading literary examples of American romanticism in poetry, examine the paintings featured. Why do you believe these are romantic poems and paintings? What visual aspects do the poets/artists employ to interact with the view? How do they create the "romantic" landscape? What do you think are the characteristics of a romantic art and poetry? How do they reflect the ideals of manifest destiny? How do they reflect a worship of nature?
Use the questions to write a well-developed thesis about how one specific poem (using specific evidence) relates to the "romantic" ideals presented in one or more paintings (using specific objects and emotional impact in the paintings). Be specific in making your connections between the poem and the paintings. 200 words.
American Romantic Poetry
"The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173917
"The Chambered Nautilus" Oliver Wendell Holmes
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173644
Poetry Packet: Whitman poems.
Collection of Paintings
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/freed/paintings/
Niagara (1857) Frederick Churchhttp://collection.corcoran.org/collection/work/niagara
The Lackawanna Valley (1855) George Inness
http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/SocialStudies/DDuerring/George%20Inness.pdf
Kindred Spirits (1849) Asher Durand
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/L.2008.21
Looking Down Yosemite Valley (1865) Albert Bierstadt
http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/downloads/pdfs/Resource_Guide_Chapters/PictAmer_Resource_Book_Chapter_8A.pdf
Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower (1832-1836) Thomas Cole
http://www.albanyinstitute.org/details/items/ruined-tower-mediterranean-coast-scene-with-tower.html
Use the questions to write a well-developed thesis about how one specific poem (using specific evidence) relates to the "romantic" ideals presented in one or more paintings (using specific objects and emotional impact in the paintings). Be specific in making your connections between the poem and the paintings. 200 words.
American Romantic Poetry
"The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173917
"The Chambered Nautilus" Oliver Wendell Holmes
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173644
Poetry Packet: Whitman poems.
Collection of Paintings
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/freed/paintings/
Niagara (1857) Frederick Churchhttp://collection.corcoran.org/collection/work/niagara
The Lackawanna Valley (1855) George Inness
http://www.nhvweb.net/nhhs/SocialStudies/DDuerring/George%20Inness.pdf
Kindred Spirits (1849) Asher Durand
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/L.2008.21
Looking Down Yosemite Valley (1865) Albert Bierstadt
http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/downloads/pdfs/Resource_Guide_Chapters/PictAmer_Resource_Book_Chapter_8A.pdf
Romantic Landscape with Ruined Tower (1832-1836) Thomas Cole
http://www.albanyinstitute.org/details/items/ruined-tower-mediterranean-coast-scene-with-tower.html
Walt WhitMan and Emily Dickinson Imitations
In "Song of Myself" and "I Hear America Singing," Walt Whitman presents a sense of who is he and what the world presents to him. He is out exploring the world. Emily Dickinson, the famous recluse, lived a rather isolated life, and thus, her poetry reflects an inspection of her interior in "This is my letter to the World" and "Because I could not stop for Death." Both of these poets reflect a break with the prior poetic conventions; however, they do not merely disregard the rules but craft poems which do pay tribute to rhythm, to rhyme, to imagery, to word choice.
Your poems should be a minimum of 20 lines and should reflect an inspection of the world or an inspection of the interior issues. You can set the poem in the time period or you can fast forward the subject to the modern world.
Your poems should be a minimum of 20 lines and should reflect an inspection of the world or an inspection of the interior issues. You can set the poem in the time period or you can fast forward the subject to the modern world.
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SCARLET LETTER BLOGS
For this blog, you will be required to post THREE The Scarlet Letter quotes (avoid long quotes and include page numbers) and discuss the following for each:
a) What is the primary significance of the passage?
b) Identify the literary techniques used by Hawthorne. Relate them to the content
c) Which techniques are typical of Hawthorne in his novel and his short story, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?
d) What are the effects of the dominant images used in this passage?
e) What do you think the important theme is expressed?
Each blog should be include the specific quote with page number. Select a long enough quote so that your analysis has more opportunities for providing specific evidence. Each topic area should include three to four sentences. Your goal should be 200 words on the specific passage (not including the questions).
The following website has the text of the Scarlet Letter by chapter: http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/sl.html
NOTE: You cannot use quotes that have been posted by your peers. You are also expected to respond to at least 2 peers. Make sure everyone gets a response, rather than one person receiving all the comments.
a) What is the primary significance of the passage?
b) Identify the literary techniques used by Hawthorne. Relate them to the content
c) Which techniques are typical of Hawthorne in his novel and his short story, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?
d) What are the effects of the dominant images used in this passage?
e) What do you think the important theme is expressed?
Each blog should be include the specific quote with page number. Select a long enough quote so that your analysis has more opportunities for providing specific evidence. Each topic area should include three to four sentences. Your goal should be 200 words on the specific passage (not including the questions).
The following website has the text of the Scarlet Letter by chapter: http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/sl.html
NOTE: You cannot use quotes that have been posted by your peers. You are also expected to respond to at least 2 peers. Make sure everyone gets a response, rather than one person receiving all the comments.
Scarlet Letter Resources
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Anne Hutchinson--An Intellectual Rebel Blog
In Chapter One of The Scarlet Letter, the author describes a rosebush that "had sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Anne Hutchinson." In the closing chapter of the novel, the narrator observes that Hester "assured them. . . of her firm belief that, at some higher period, when the world should have grown ripe for it, in heaven's own time, a new truth would be revealed, in order to establish the whole relation between man and woman on a surer ground of mutual happiness."
Write an argument in response to the following question: Why does Hawthorne chose an intellectual rebel, Anne Hutchinson, to frame the story of Hester Prynne? Cite evidence from The Scarlet Letter (using page numbers with quotes) and the texts below which present Hutchinson's ideas, her trial, and her life story.
"Anne Hutchinson's Creed"
http://www.annehutchinson.com/creed.htm
Anne Hutchinson Trial Transcript
http://www.annehutchinson.com/anne_hutchinson_trial_006.htm
"To My Dear and Loving Husband"--Anne Bradstreet's poem to her husband Simon, who was involved in the trial of Hutchinson.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/guide/238168#poem
Anne Hutchinson: Brief Life of a Harvard Midwife
http://harvardmag.com/pdf/2002/11-pdfs/1102-32.pdf
Write an argument in response to the following question: Why does Hawthorne chose an intellectual rebel, Anne Hutchinson, to frame the story of Hester Prynne? Cite evidence from The Scarlet Letter (using page numbers with quotes) and the texts below which present Hutchinson's ideas, her trial, and her life story.
"Anne Hutchinson's Creed"
http://www.annehutchinson.com/creed.htm
Anne Hutchinson Trial Transcript
http://www.annehutchinson.com/anne_hutchinson_trial_006.htm
"To My Dear and Loving Husband"--Anne Bradstreet's poem to her husband Simon, who was involved in the trial of Hutchinson.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/guide/238168#poem
Anne Hutchinson: Brief Life of a Harvard Midwife
http://harvardmag.com/pdf/2002/11-pdfs/1102-32.pdf
Gothic Extra Credit
"The Pit and Pendulum Interactive Reading Linkshttp://poeinthepit.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/pit_pendulum_digcomjan_hero20112.pdf
http://www.flocabulary.com/poe-pit/
These provide two versions of the Poe's tale in modern formats
Write an analysis of this tale and how modern presentations impact the telling of the story.
http://www.flocabulary.com/poe-pit/
These provide two versions of the Poe's tale in modern formats
Write an analysis of this tale and how modern presentations impact the telling of the story.