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Anti-Transcendentalism

Anti-Transcendentalism. What is anti-transcendentalism?. Transcendentalists focused on the connection between all things. They believed in an invisible “ oversoul ” that bound everything together. (Think of them as the original hippies.)

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Anti-Transcendentalism

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  1. Anti-Transcendentalism

  2. What is anti-transcendentalism? • Transcendentalists focused on the connection between all things. They believed in an invisible “oversoul” that bound everything together. (Think of them as the original hippies.) • “Anti-transcendentalism,” also known as dark romanticism, focuses on sin and the dark side of human nature (instead of sunny happiness like the transcendental hippies).

  3. Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne? • Nathaniel Hawthorne was born soon after the American Revolution’s success, (1804) in Salem, Massachusetts. • Hawthorne was the descendant of Judge Hathorne of the Salem trials. • He changed his name to avoid the embarrassment of being related to Danforth’s “lackey.” • Grew up in a home governed by Puritan ideals, and developed an obsession with sin, punishment, and the struggle between good and evil.

  4. What was Brook Farm? • Brook Farm was a transcendentalist community where Nathaniel Hawthorne and his painter wife Sophia Peabody lived for a while. • Brook Farmers believed that by sharing the workload, ample time would be available for leisure activities and intellectual pursuits. • Hawthorne was a founding member of Brook Farm, though he was not a strong adherent of the community's ideals.

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