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Enlightening the World
Shanna Fujii
ENH 241
Unknown Period
30 June 2010
The period of Enlightenment did exactly that—it enlightened people to a new way of thinking. The Enlightenment period was also known as the “Age of Reason.” The main characteristics of the literary publications included topics revolving around the aspect of science and humanistic perspectives of viewing the world.
In comparison to the other four literary periods, the Enlightenment period has certain characteristics that are unique only to its eighteenth century time slot. Puritanism was based solely on religion. While Puritanism was founded on the idea of faith and God, the Enlightenment period was founded upon solid reasoning and logistics. Although the Romantic period sounds as if the literary geniuses would be obsessed with love, that isn’t the case. Romanticism focused on the passion for and the spirituality learned from certain things. While Romanticism chased after aesthetic beauty, Enlightenment chased after scientific beauty. Transcendentalism was the idea of finding meaning and symbolism in nature. People believed that nature held hidden secrets and messages for unveiling ideas of the world and a person’s inner self. Transcendentalism and Enlightenment may be the closest related in literary periods because of the thin connection between science and nature. The period of Critique of Slavery was about slaves and their rights as humans. Characteristics of the time period included accepting diversity and having a strong sense of self. The Enlightenment period can relate to the sense of self theme because it used science and reason to better understand things in the world. Having a clearer understanding for the world resulted in a clearer understanding of one’s self.
The themes most dominant in the Enlightenment period would have to be experimentalism, eccentricity, and discontinuity. The Enlightenment period had a thirst for new ideas and new inventions. Many new inventions began with a brash, inconceivable idea and how to make it become reality. By using the off-beat ideas and glorifying the off-beat thinkers of this time period, America was able to start the foundation for the country it is today.
If I did this period, I would have chosen the authors Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Both authors had radical ways of thinking and expressed some of their thoughts in their writings. For Thomas Jefferson, I would have chosen to read his works titled “Age of Reason” and “Common Sense.” These are some of Jefferson’s most notorious works of literary genius. Jefferson was known for writing against the social norm and provided his insight and views on the world in both of his writings. For Benjamin Franklin, I would have read his works “Poor Richard’s Almanac” and “The Way to Wealth.” Franklin’s publications include advice on how to live life and his perspectives on the world.
ENH 241
Unknown Period
30 June 2010
Enlightening the World
In comparison to the other four literary periods, the Enlightenment period has certain characteristics that are unique only to its eighteenth century time slot. Puritanism was based solely on religion. While Puritanism was founded on the idea of faith and God, the Enlightenment period was founded upon solid reasoning and logistics. Although the Romantic period sounds as if the literary geniuses would be obsessed with love, that isn’t the case. Romanticism focused on the passion for and the spirituality learned from certain things. While Romanticism chased after aesthetic beauty, Enlightenment chased after scientific beauty. Transcendentalism was the idea of finding meaning and symbolism in nature. People believed that nature held hidden secrets and messages for unveiling ideas of the world and a person’s inner self. Transcendentalism and Enlightenment may be the closest related in literary periods because of the thin connection between science and nature. The period of Critique of Slavery was about slaves and their rights as humans. Characteristics of the time period included accepting diversity and having a strong sense of self. The Enlightenment period can relate to the sense of self theme because it used science and reason to better understand things in the world. Having a clearer understanding for the world resulted in a clearer understanding of one’s self.
The themes most dominant in the Enlightenment period would have to be experimentalism, eccentricity, and discontinuity. The Enlightenment period had a thirst for new ideas and new inventions. Many new inventions began with a brash, inconceivable idea and how to make it become reality. By using the off-beat ideas and glorifying the off-beat thinkers of this time period, America was able to start the foundation for the country it is today.
If I did this period, I would have chosen the authors Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Both authors had radical ways of thinking and expressed some of their thoughts in their writings. For Thomas Jefferson, I would have chosen to read his works titled “Age of Reason” and “Common Sense.” These are some of Jefferson’s most notorious works of literary genius. Jefferson was known for writing against the social norm and provided his insight and views on the world in both of his writings. For Benjamin Franklin, I would have read his works “Poor Richard’s Almanac” and “The Way to Wealth.” Franklin’s publications include advice on how to live life and his perspectives on the world.
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