1865 & TRANSCENDENTALISM

1865 & TRANSCENDENTALISM English & U.S. History Paper 11th Grade 2011

RALPH WALDO EMERSONTHE SELECTED WRITINGS • “An American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.” • Historical Connections: American identity

MARGARET FULLERWOMAN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY • “Presents an indictment of the role and treatment of women in the nineteenth century, written by a woman who is often referred to as America's first true feminist.” • Historical Connections: Early feminism

HENRY DAVID THOREAUWALDEN & CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE • “An American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.” • Historical Connections: American identity

WALT WHITMANLEAVES OF GRASS • “An American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition • between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse.” • Historical Connections: Romantic ideals

1865 & TRANSCENDENTALISM