Transcendentalism: 1830-1860
Period Characteristics:
I. Genre/Style
A. Poetry, short stories, and novels
B. Symbolism, especially in nature
C. Idealistic
II. Functions
A. Emphasize reliance on self and trust in one's own intuition and imagination apart from outside sources
B. Express the idea that through intuition, people can see God's spirit in nature or in their individual souls
III. Themes
A. Individualism
B. Nature
C. Non-conformity
Famous Authors and Works:
1836: "Nature", 1841: "Self-Reliance" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
1845: "Woman in the Nineteenth Century" - Margaret Fuller
1854: "Walden" - Henry David Thoreau
I. Genre/Style
A. Poetry, short stories, and novels
B. Symbolism, especially in nature
C. Idealistic
II. Functions
A. Emphasize reliance on self and trust in one's own intuition and imagination apart from outside sources
B. Express the idea that through intuition, people can see God's spirit in nature or in their individual souls
III. Themes
A. Individualism
B. Nature
C. Non-conformity
Famous Authors and Works:
1836: "Nature", 1841: "Self-Reliance" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
1845: "Woman in the Nineteenth Century" - Margaret Fuller
1854: "Walden" - Henry David Thoreau