Transcendentalism Pathfinder

Transcendentalism

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau

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Transcendentalism
Transcendental Movement Emerges, c. 1830-c. 1849

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Overview: Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
Transcendentalism

~Full-text poetry, short stories, essays, criticism.

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Internet Resources

Transcendentalism and Transcendental Authors

American Transcendentalism ~ Scroll down and click Criticism. From Ann Woodlief, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature ~ Scroll down > Click "Early National Literature Part 1" for Transcendentalism and Emerson; Click "Early National Literature Part 2" for Thoreau.
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection ~ An extensive gateway to critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works. Browse by author, title, or literary period.
Literary Resources on the Net ~ A gateway to scholarly sites. Includes sections for Medieval, Renaissance, Eighteenth-Century, Romantic, Victorian British, 20th Century British & Irish. From Rutgers University.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosphy ~ Aricle from Stanford University on the origins, character, authors, and development of transcendentalism.

N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Maine South High School, Library Resource Center, Park Ridge, IL
Created: 11/06 Last update: 2/15/08 Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org