Transcendentalism. What does “transcendentalism” mean? There is an ideal spiritual state which “transcends” the physical and empirical. A loose collection.
The American Renaissance and Transcendentalism. By the mid- 19th century, people were wondering if America could produce great writing Search for American.
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American Romanticism 1800 - 1860. Background vocabulary Rationalism – the belief that human beings can arrive at truth by using reason, rather than by.
Transcendentalism Discover Yourself in Nature. Social movements connected to Transcenddentalism Improve public education End slavery Elevate the status.
A literary coming of age 1840-1860. In the mid 1800’s, it was not clear whether America would ever produce a writer as good as William Shakespeare.
The American Renaissance and Transcendentalism
1830-1865 Refers to a set of loosely connected attitudes toward nature and mankind, rather than a specific theme of romantic love. Romanticism values.
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